Preparing for a component process

(SPE2101)

Before creating, configuring, and executing a component process in UrbanCode Deploy/HCL Launch perform the following steps:

1. Create partitioned data sets (PDSs).
   If they do not already exist, create PDSs with unique names on the mainframe for the:

   • CDL file
   • DDL file
   • Execution JCL
   • Analysis impact report
   • Worklist

   Also create rollback PDSs with unique names on the mainframe for the:

   • CDL file
   • Execution JCL
   • Analysis impact report
   • Worklist

2.  Customize the plug-in variables file. 
   In the plug-in variables file that BMC has provided, customize the following variable values:

   Important

   • Ensure that all variable values are in uppercase.
   • Do not enclose the variable values in single or double quotation marks.
   • Ensure that you comment out any variables in the plug-in variables file that you do not plan to use.
   • The default name of the plug-in variables file is AMI_DevOps.properties. The plug-in variables file can have any name, but it must be a .properties file.

   Variable type	Variable
   Properties for SSL certificate validation	TSFLAG
   LPAR/Subsystem information	acctno lpar1 dsnexit  dsnload
   Installation information	rtehlq usrhlq proclib joblib1 joblib2
   Schema Management	dopts pofdsn
   Data set names	ddlpds cdlpds wlpds execpds irpds
   Data set names for rollback	rbcdl rbwl rbexec rbir

   For more information, view the Quick Course BMC AMI DevOps for Db2 - Configuring the AMI_DevOps.properties file.

   Tip

   For reference, see the sample plug-in variables file in Sample-plug-in-variables-file-AMI_DevOps-properties.

3. Ensure that the plug-in variables file is available in the automation environment in which you execute the deployment.