Working with Changes Using the Change Folders


Overview

Tasks

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Overview

Working with changes using the Change Folders

You can create, find, edit, view, and copy changes directly from the Change Folders. You can edit, view, or copy changes from either the Changes area or the Change Tree area of the Change Folders dialog box.

Note: You can continue to perform these tasks using Tivoli Change Management commands. The Change Folders is an alternative to using menu commands, while providing you with a graphical view of changes and change families.


Tasks

Creating a change

To create a change from the Change Folders:
  1. From the Change menu, choose Change Folders.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  2. Choose Add.
    Result: The Change dialog box appears.
  3. Define basic and required information of the change. See Creating a change.
  4. Choose OK.
    Result: The change is created and the Change Folders dialog box appears.
  5. From the View menu, choose Refresh.
    Result: The change appears in the Changes list of the Change Folders dialog box.

Finding a change

To find a change from the Change Folders:
  1. From the Change menu, choose Change Folders.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  2. Choose Find.
    Result: The Find Change dialog box appears.
  3. Type search criteria in any of the boxes.
    If you do not know the spelling of an entry, type the first few characters to list matching changes or choose the Browse button to display the corresponding dialog box and select your criteria.
    Note: To list all changes, leave all boxes empty. Note that the Open Changes Only box is selected by default.
  4. Choose OK.
    Result: The changes appear in the Changes list of the Change Folders dialog box.
Editing a change To edit a change from the Change Folders:
  1. From the Change menu, choose Change Folders.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  2. From the Changes list or the Change Tree list, select the change you want to edit.
  3. Choose Edit.
    Result: The General tab of the Change dialog box appears in Edit mode.
  4. Make the necessary modifications to the change.
  5. Choose OK.
    Result: The modifications are saved and the Change Folders dialog box appears.
Viewing a change To view information about a change from the Change Folders:
  1. From the Change menu, choose Change Folders.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  2. From the Changes list or the Change Tree list, select the change you want to view.
  3. Choose View.
    Result: The Change dialog box appears in View mode.
  4. View the change information.
  5. Choose Close.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
Copying a change To copy a change from the Change Folders:
  1. From the Change menu, choose Change Folders.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  2. From the Changes list or the Change Tree list, select the change you want to copy.
  3. Choose Copy.
    Result: The Duplicate dialog box appears.
  4. From the Status list, select Saved.
  5. In the To box, type a new name for the change.
  6. Choose OK.
    Result: The Change Folders dialog box appears.
  7. From the View menu, choose Refresh.
    Result: The copied change appears in the Change Folders dialog box.
  8. Modify the change information and status if necessary. See Editing a change.