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Tivoli Change Management administration |
Testing rules |
Although you can create a rule in either live or
test mode, it is a good idea to create rules in test mode and verify them before making
them live. After you save a rule, you can test it from the Testing tab of the Rule dialog
box. Rules in test mode are never fired against changes, so the actions associated with them never take place. In test mode, rules are applied against the data you supply and return either a true or false result. There are two methods you can use to test a rule:
In general, you should create a new rule in a test mode, test it to verify that the expected results are achieved, then move the rule to a live mode. |
Testing rules using sample data |
You can type sample data to use in each field
when you test a rule. To test a rule using sample data:
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Testing rules using actual changes |
Many rules are created in an effort to eliminate
or reduce bypassed procedures and problems that were experienced in previous changes.
Therefore, it is often more logical to test new rules using data from previous changes. When you select a change, the data from that change record is added to Test Values list to use for test purposes. To test a rule using data from an actual change:
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