Create a New Assignment

Perform the following steps to create a new assignment.

To create a new assignment

1. Do one of the following:
   • In the Containers view or the Release view, click .
   • From the Containers view's View menu, select Add New Assignment.
   • From the Add Task to Assignment dialog box, click the New button next to the Assignment field.
   • From the Add Tasks to Assignment dialog box (when adding multiple tasks to an assignment at the same time), click the New button next to the Assignment field.
     The Add New Assignment dialog box appears.
2. From the Stream list, select the 2- to 8-character code that defines the application structure with which the application is associated.
3. From the Application list, select the container's primary application code. Containers can include components from multiple applications.
4. From the SubAppl list, select the container's subapplication code. Containers can include components from multiple subapplications.
5. From the Default Path list, select the default starting/update level for tasks in this assignment.
6. Enter details for the assignment based on the field definitions.
7. From the Assignment prefix list, select the prefix to be appended to the next assignment number. Prefixes are defined on the mainframe.
8. Select from the following Release list the release to be used to associate logically related assignments; tasks added to the assignment will default to this release:
   • None: Specifies that there is no designated release for the task.
   • Current: Adds the selected task's release. This is applicable only in a single task-based view.
   • Default: Specifies that this release is the default for the assignment and is automatically selected.
   • Filtered: Specifies that the releases are displayed based on matching criteria specified through the Filter button. 

   • New: If a user creates a new release using the New button, it will be added to the Release drop-down list and labeled as New. 

     Warning

     Important

     To filter the list of releases, click Filter to open the Filter dialog box.

     To create a new release, click New to open the Add New Release dialog box.

9. When a Sandbox Codeline is supported by the installed product, the Sandbox section is available for users. Select the Create a Sandbox Codeline for this assignment check box to create a Sandbox Codeline assignment. The value of Join at Level will be filled with the parent level of the default path.

10. Click OK.

    Warning

    Important

    • A new assignment is created and is added to the Assignment list in the Assignment view as the current active assignment.
    • Administrators can control sandbox creation per stream and level with corresponding configuration settings.