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Target System Types

There are two types of target systems.

Test Environment

Test Environment target systems isolate untested deployment changes and outright experimentation from the production environment or repository. This environment is used a temporary work area where deployments can be tested, modified, overwritten, or deleted.

Production

Production target systems contain current working product deployments. When activating products in a production target system care must be taken, CA MSM recommends using the following procedure.

1. Copy the product to that target system with the data set names set to private. This allows only those assigned to this area to test these deployed products. The purpose of this first stage is to test or verify that the product is working.
2. Use intermediate test phases, for product as they moves through various levels of testing. For example you may want to let the application development group as a whole use the product in its test mode prior to moving to production.
3. Move the deployed products to production.