Introduction

This section contains the following topics:

How CA Endevor Quick Edit Processing Differs from Standard CA Endevor SCM

Purpose of this Guide

This guide describes how to use CA Endevor Quick Edit to control the development and maintenance of mainframe source code. CA Endevor Quick Edit serves as a developer workbench, with the most commonly used features of CA Endevor SCM on one panel, and allows your development staff to use standard ISPF Edit services to work on source code that is under the control of CA Endevor SCM.

The following additional options are accessible from CA Endevor Quick Edit, but are not discussed in this guide:

The CA Endevor SCM package feature, which lets you group actions together in a package and require that the package be approved before it is executed. For more information, see the User Guide or Packages Guide.
The CA Endevor Parallel Development option, which enables you to compare the content of elements, if you are licensed to use this option. This option facilities concurrent development and the resolution of out-of-sync elements. For more information, see the Parallel Development Guide.
The User Options Menu, which can be customized by your CA Endevor SCM administrator to include user-defined functions. By default, the menu enables you to build and submit report JCL in foreground or run ACM queries, if your site is licensed for the CA Endevor Automated Configuration Option. For more information, see the Reports Guide and the Automated Configuration Guide.

Note: For information about the software management lifecycle, see the User Guide.

Audience

This guide is intended for the Development and QA staff responsible for the development and maintenance of mainframe source code using the CA Endevor Quick Edit option.

How CA Endevor Quick Edit Processing Differs from Standard CA Endevor SCM

CA Endevor Quick Edit handles the process of updating an element differently than does standard CA Endevor SCM.

To change an element using standard CA Endevor SCM services, the user performs the following steps:

Uses the Retrieve action, which writes the element to an external data set.
Changes the element data set using an editor.
Uses the Add or Update action to place the element back under the control of CA Endevor SCM.

To change an element using CA Endevor Quick Edit, the user performs the following steps:

Uses the Edit action, which fetches the element into memory and invokes the Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) editor.
Changes the element in the ISPF editor.
Uses the Save or End command, which updates the element in CA Endevor SCM at the entry Stage of the Environment specified on the Edit action request.

Important! When CA Endevor Quick Edit fetches the element into memory, it is not performing a standard CA Endevor SCM RETRIEVE request. Therefore, the RETRIEVE CCID and COMMENT fields are not updated in the Master Control File information for the element. Also, CA Endevor Quick Edit handles sign out processing differently. For more information, see How Sign Out Processing Works.

Otherwise, CA Endevor Quick Edit functions in essentially the same manner as standard CA Endevor SCM processing. Any deviations from the standard are noted in the appropriate topics.

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Operating Information

How to Start CA Endevor Quick Edit

To use the CA Endevor Quick Edit option to change and manage your source code, you access your product source in CA Endevor SCM through the CA Endevor Quick-Edit Option panel.

To access the CA Endevor Quick-Edit Option panel, follow the instructions provided by your CA Endevor SCM administrator, because the ISPF menu location of the CA Endevor Quick Edit option depends on your site's specific implementation.