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In Tivoli Change Management, preferences are
used to set or modify the following application options:
- CCB Name Prefix
When you add a Change Control Board (CCB), Tivoli
Change Management automatically creates the CCB name in the format PrefixNumber,
where Prefix is the CCB Name Prefix that you specify and Number is the
next available CCB number. The default is CCB.
- Change Export File Suffix
With Tivoli Change Management, you can export selected change records into a
file, then import the changes back into the database at a later time. You specify the name
and path of the export file, then Tivoli Change Management appends the file name with the
Change Export File Suffix. The default is CHG.
- Change Name Prefix
When you create a new change, Tivoli Change Management automatically creates the
change name in the format PrefixNumber, where Prefix is the Change Name
Prefix that you specify and Number is the next available change number. The
default is Change_.
- Daily End Time
When a change is created from a model, the Daily End Time is added to the change
as the planned end time for tasks. In the Daily End Time setting, you should specify the
normal ending time for a work day, in 24-hour clock format. The default is 17:00:00.
- Daily Start Time
When a change is created from a model, the Daily Start Time is added to the
change as the planned starting time for tasks. In the Daily Start Time setting, you should
specify the normal starting time for a work day, in 24-hour clock format. The default is
08:00:00.
- DDE Delay
When data is transferred between two applications in DDE, there must be a delay
between statements so data is not lost. The DDE Delay is the length of the delay, in
seconds, between DDE statements. The default is 3, the maximum value is 65.535.
- DDE Timer
Tivoli Change Management shares data with Microsoft Project through DDE. If you
modify change data in Tivoli Change Management, TCM also updates the data in Microsoft
Project at the interval, in seconds, that you specify in the DDE Timer setting. The
default is 60, the maximum value is 65.535.
- Display Message When Rule Fires?
Each time a user saves a new or modified change, Tivoli Change Management fires
any applicable time-independent business rules. This preference determines whether Tivoli
Change Management displays a message to inform the user when a rule fires. The default is
Yes.
- Fax Path
Tivoli Change Management sends notification messages to affected users at various
stages of the change process. E-mail, fax, and digital pager are notification methods. If
a notification attempt fails because, for example, the person does not have a user ID or
an assigned notification method, Tivoli Change Management creates the notification in an
ASCII document and saves it in the path specified in the Fax Path setting. The resulting
document is suitable for sending, via fax, to the intended recipient. The default is
c:\fax\.
- Hot News Duration
If you use Tivoli Change Management with Tivoli Problem Management, TCM can
automatically generate Hot News records as part of its impact analysis. The Hot News
Duration setting specifies the number of days to keep a Hot News record. The default is
30.
- Hot News Severity
If you use Tivoli Change Management with Tivoli Problem Management, TCM can
automatically generate Hot News items as part of its impact analysis. The Hot News
Severity setting specifies the severity code to assign to the TPM Hot News items. This
must be a valid severity code in TPM. The default is 3.
Note: 3 may not be a valid severity code in your database.
- Hours Per Workday
When you add a schedule task to a change in Tivoli Change Management, you specify
the start and end dates for the task. When you transfer the data to Microsoft Project
using the DDE interface, Microsoft Project uses the dates you typed, along with the Hours
Per Workday value, to schedule the task. For example, if you add a task that takes four
days and the Hours Per Workday value is 8, Microsoft Project schedules 32 hours for the
task. If the Hours Per Workday value is 6, Microsoft Project schedules 24 hours for the
task. The default is 8.0.
- Import/Export Log File Name
In Tivoli Change Management, you can import and export changes, rules, and
models. The Import/Export Log File Name setting specifies the name of the file to use to
track any errors that occur while importing or exporting. The default is c:\exp_imp.log.
- Model Export File Suffix
With Tivoli Change Management, you can export models into a file, then import the
models back into the database at a later date. You specify the name and path of the export
file and Tivoli Change Management appends the file name with the Model Export File Suffix.
The default is MOD.
- Model Name Separator
When you add a model, Tivoli Change Management automatically creates the model
name in the format Model-Number, where - is the Model Name Separator you specify
and Number is the next available number. The default is -.
- Notify Resource Days
When you add a schedule task to a model or change, you can specify the task
resources. Resources are the people available to perform the task. Before a task starts,
Tivoli Change Management sends a notification message to the resources for the task. In
the Notify Resource Days setting, you can specify the number of days in advance to send
the notification. The default is 0.0.
- Path to Copy Model Attachments
This setting specifies the destination path to use when copying attached files
from a model to a change. The path should be one that is accessible to multiple users,
such as a public folder on a network. If, when a file is copied, the file name already
exists in the destination folder, Tivoli Change Management changes the last four
characters of the file name to include the change ID. The default is c:\.
- Problem Status Code
If your company uses Tivoli Change Management with Tivoli Problem Management, you
can associate TPM problems with TCM changes. This is useful, for example, when a problem
is the source for the change. When the change is complete, TCM updates the problem with
the problem status code that you specify in the Problem Status Code setting. There is no
default for this setting because the status code you specify must be a valid problem
status code in TPM.
- Project Path
The Project Path setting specifies the drive and folder containing the Microsoft
Project data files that relate to changes. Users must have write permission to this
folder. If you want multiple users to have access to the same project files, you should
use a shared or public folder. The default is c:\WINPROJ4\.
- Report Path
Tivoli Change Management includes a set of report files that you can modify and
run to monitor your change data. When you install TCM, the reports are installed in the
default Report Path. If you do not use the default installation paths or if you move the
reports after they are installed, you should update the Report Path setting. The default
is c:\tivtsd\tcm\reports\.
- Rule Export File Suffix
With Tivoli Change Management, you can export business rules into a file, then
import the rules back into the database at a later date. You specify the name and path of
the export file and TCM appends the file name with the Rule Export File Suffix. The
default is RUL.
- Rule Name Prefix
When you create a new business rule, Tivoli Change Management automatically
creates the rule name in the format PrefixNumber, where Prefix is the
Rule Name Prefix that you specify and Number is the next available rule number.
The default prefix is Rule_.
- Rule Priority Default
You can specify the priority in which a rule fires. Rules fire in ascending
order. The default is 1.
Note: Rules for All Categories have precedence over rules for Specific
Categories.
- Statistics Path
You can run statistics reports and save them to a file. The Statistics Path
setting specifies the path for the file. You must specify the file name when you define a
statistics report. The default is c:\tsd99\tcm\reports\.
- Task Command Time Window
For changes and models, you can associate operating system commands with tasks.
When a user adds a command to a task, the user specifies whether the command should run
before or after the task is complete. The Task Command Time Window setting specifies the
number of days, before or after the task is complete, that commands can be executed. The
default is 1.0.
- Task Sort Order
You can specify a task sort order by defining an ORDER BY clause in an SQL Select
statement that retrieves the tasks. Therefore, the columns referenced in the definition
must be valid according to the IMPLEMENT_SCHEDULE table, and the syntax must be valid for
your database. If not, database errors occur.
If you do not define a sort order, tasks are sorted by the default setting, START_DATE,
START_TIME.
- Work Unit
When you add a resource to a schedule task in Tivoli Change Management, you
assign the number of hours you expect the resource to work on the task. When you transfer
the data to Microsoft Project using the DDE interface, Microsoft Project uses the number
of hours, along with the Work Unit value, to schedule the resource. For example, if a
resource is assigned to a task for 24 hours and the Work Unit value is 8, the Project
schedules the resource for three days. If the Work Unit value is 6, Project schedules the
resource for four days. The default is 8.0.
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