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Chapter 11 Completion and Submission of Change Requests : Selecting Rules for a Change Request

Selecting Rules for a Change Request
Accessing the Rules to be Promoted/Deleted Screen
When identifying your object type, select RULE from the Object Promotion Utility screen. A screen appears similar to the following. Use this screen to select the rules you want to include in the change request.

 
Rules to be Promoted/Deleted
Command ==> Scroll P
NAME DOC STATUS ENT BORROWER UNIT SUMMARY*
---------------- --- ------ --- ---------------- -------- ----------------
_ AUDIT_P_FNDSTRT Y USR50 NEWSEC Find the select
_ AUDITLOG_REPORT2 Y USR50 NEWSEC set accesslog re
_ GEN_TABDEF Y USR50 DEFDT Entry rule for g
_ MAXROWLEN99 Y USR50 DEFTAB return maximum r
C-ClearStatus D-Delete E-EditDoc P-Promote T-ToggleEntry X-RuleToExecute
PFKEYS: 12=EXIT 13=PRINT 3=END 5=FIND NEXT 9=RECALL

 
Fields of the Rules to be Promoted/Deleted Screen
An explanation of the fields on the screen follows:
Displays the names of the rules in the selected local library. The entries in this column reflect the results of the setting in the rights-based filter in the Object Promotion Utility screen.
The rule selected is to be deleted from the installation library by the Promotion system.
Indicates whether the rule is an entry rule. The entry rule is the first rule to be executed for a set of rules.
Name of the local library for rules. The entries in this column reflect the results of the setting in the right-based filter in the Object Promotion Utility screen. If the field is empty, the rights are available.
Displays the summary line of the rule’s documentation. Add or alter the documentation directly from this screen by using the E line command.
Requirements for Rules to Execute
The following conditions apply to rules selected for execution at the time of the promotion:
Only the one entry rule is automatically invoked by the Promotion system. If the change request contains other rules to execute, the entry rule must invoke them.
If any of the rules you designate to execute at promotion time affect objects that are not part of the same change request, you should also promote those objects if you want them backed up prior to the promotion.
Available Actions
At the Rules to be Promoted/Deleted screen, you can perform the following actions by using the available line commands:
Line Command
A rule must have documentation to be eligible for promotion.
Toggle the value of the ENTRY field between Y and N.
A value of Y indicates the rules is considered to be the entry rule.
Select a rule for automatic execution when the change request is promoted.
A copy of this rule is carried with the change request to the target system. That copy does not remain after promotion time.

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Enables the automatic obtaining of rights. Refer to Obtaining Available Rights below.

Obtaining Available Rights
The D, E, P, and X line commands enable you to obtain the rights to objects if they are not currently held by others. There are two scenarios where this can happen.
Scenario 1: The Rights are Available
The rights are available (that is, BORROWER = null). If you apply any of the above commands and then promote, the following occurs:
Scenario 2: The Rights are not Available
The rights are not available (that is, they are held by someone else). If group rights are being enforced and you are also a member of the group, you can also select objects belonging to other members of your group in your promotion.

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