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How to Configure for New Clients

After the product files are deployed, the following tasks are required if you are installing CA Endevor SCM for the first time. The method you use to complete these tasks depends on how you installed the files.

• If you deployed the product files using CA CSM and are installing CA Endevor SCM for the first time, you can use the Software Configuration Service (SCS). SCS helps you configure and customize the files using the Rapid Implementation method to set up the software lifecycle and inventory structure. For more information, see How to Complete Configuration with CA CSM.

  Note: The CA CSM configuration process implements a Rapid Implementation configuration for CA Endevor SCM. Instead of using CA CSM to configure CA Endevor SCM, we recommend that you use the Best Practice Implementation. For more information about the Best Practice Implementation, see the Scenario Guide.

• If you did not use CA CSM to deploy the files, you must complete the configuration tasks without using SCS. For more information, see How to Complete Configuration Without CA CSM.

Regardless of the installation method you must now do the following:

1. Configure the deployed files. The configuration tasks prepare CA Endevor SCM to be started and customized.
2. Configure the installation environment. The installation environment must be configured to support CA Endevor SCM.
3. Customize CA Endevor SCM. You must customize the product to define the software lifecycle, inventory structure, and to set options using one of the following methods.

   Note: The CA CSM configuration process implements a Rapid Implementation configuration for CA Endevor SCM. Instead of using CA CSM to configure CA Endevor SCM, we recommend that you use the Best Practice Implementation. For more information about the Best Practice Implementation, see the Scenario Guide.

   1. We recommend the Best Practice Implementation method. However, you can use the Rapid Implementation method to customize CA Endevor SCM.

      Note: The SCS component of CA CSM leads you through the steps required to set up a Rapid Implementation.

   2. You can use the Sample Application to test your implementation of CA Endevor SCM. The Sample Application can help you gain a better understanding of the features CA Endevor SCM provides. Then, you could use the Best Practice Implementation method. Instead of using Best Practice Implementation, you could design and define your lifecycle, inventory structure and options using the foreground ISPF panels or batch administration. For more information, see the chapter "Implementing the Sample Application" and the Best Practice Implementation in the Scenario Guide.