Performing Actions on Elements

Performing Actions on Elements

This section contains the following topics:

Element Actions

Element Source for Element Actions

Change Action Options

Create an Element

Create an Element from an Existing Element

Edit an Element

Edit an Element Level

Generate an Element

Move an Element

Delete an Element

Sign In an Element

Sign Out an Element

Submit a Batch Generate Request

Element Actions

When you change source code that is under the control of CA Endevor SCM, you perform an action on an element. An element is a partitioned data set (PDS) member or sequential data set that has been placed under control of CA Endevor SCM. These element actions consist of Create, Edit, Generate, Move, Delete, and Signin.

Action options affect Create, Edit, Generate, Delete, and Move action processing. You can change the defaults in effect for these actions on the Action Options panel to further define the action you want performed.

Some element actions can be processed in foreground or batch mode or in packages. The Action Options set for the action determine the processing mode. You can use the package feature from the CA Endevor Quick Edit-Option panel. For more information about how to use the package feature, see the User Guide or the Packages Guide.

You can perform element actions from the CA Endevor Quick-Edit Option panel or from an Element Selection List or an Element Levels Selection List. However, the Create action is only available from the CA Endevor Quick-Edit Option panel.

For each element action, CA Endevor SCM automatically performs the following source control operations:

• Source management, which relates to the maintenance of the element source, or the updating of base and delta libraries.
• Inventory management, which relates to the maintenance of Master Control File (MCF) definitions. For more information, see View Master Control Information about an Element.
• Output management, which relates to any processing that creates or maintains data sets related to the element being processed, including object modules, load modules, listings, and so on. For more information, see Processor Groups.