Performing Actions on Elements › Edit an Element Level

Edit an Element Level

You can view the list of all the levels that exist for a particular element. Then you can select which level you want to edit. However, this option is not available for sourceless elements.

To edit an element level

1. Type option S on the command line of the CA Endevor Quick-Edit Option panel and complete the fields to specify the target element.

   Note: For more information about the fields, see the CA Endevor Quick Edit Option Panel Features.

   Note: If you do not explicitly specify the Location fields, selection lists will open, and then you must select from each successive selection list until the specification is complete. You can use the List Option fields to limit the selection lists that are returned. For more information about selection lists, see Select Inventory Locations from Selection Lists.

   The Summary of Element Levels panel opens displaying a list of all the levels that exist for the element you specified.

   Note: You can also open the Summary of Element Levels from the Element Selection List.

2. Type the E option to the left of the level you want to edit and press Enter.

   A standard ISPF Edit panel opens that shows the element level you selected.

3. Edit text on the Edit panel.

   Note: You can optionally copy the content of another element into the element you are editing, using the Copyelm command. For more information, see Copy an Element into an Edit Panel.

   When editing is completed (or during the editing session, if necessary), enter the Save, End, or Cancel command, depending on the result you prefer:

   Save – Creates a new level of the element at the entry Stage of the specified Environment. This level contains only the changes entered between the beginning of the session and the issuing of the Save command. The Generate Processor is not executed. You remain within the Edit session. If you save the element without changing the element, you receive a message indicating that no changes were detected, and a new level of the element is not created.

   End – If the element has been changed, a new level is created at the entry Stage of the specified Environment. A browse panel opens displaying messages summarizing the changes made to the element. The Generate Processor is invoked if the element had been saved previously or if the element was changed. If the element has not been saved or was not changed, the End command does not perform any actions, except to terminate the Edit session.

   Cancel – Terminates the edit session. Any changes made after the last explicit Save command are lost. The element is not generated.

   Note: For more information about these commands, see The Save, End, and Cancel Commands.

Note: CA Endevor Quick Edit puts a lock on an element when it is being edited or generated. For more information, see Element Locking.

Note: From the Summary of Element Levels panel, you can also display a level in browse mode, or display its history and changes. For more information, see View or Edit Element Levels.

Example: Sample Summary of Element Levels panel

The following panel shows a sample Summary of Levels panel.

------------------ Summary of Element Levels ------------------ROW 1 TO 2 OF 2
Command ===> ________________________________________________ Scroll ===> PAGE
                                                                                
   Element Options:                                                             
    E Edit Element         B Browse     H History    C Changes    M Master      
                                                                                
   Element: ELM100                                                              
   Environment: ENV1      Stage ID: A                                           
   System: VACTSYS        Subsystem: VACTSUB     Type: TEXT                     
                                                                                
    VVLL            User     Date    Time  Statements Inserts Deletes Sync      
  - ---- ---------- -------- ------- ----- ---------- ------- ------- ----      
  _ 0100            RQVASETU 04FEB13 17:39          1      0       0            
  _ 0101            RQVASETU 04FEB13 17:39          2      1       0            
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