Promote from QA to Production

This section provides information about how to approve the promotion to QA.

Approve Promotion to QA

Click Approve on the Tool Bar, as shown in the following figure, and press Enter to switch to the Approver List (Type A to Approve), where Approvers may Approve change packages.

Approval Required for Promotion to QA Level

ASSIGNMENT        PLAY000022: CHANGE CYCLE EXAMPLE 2        Row     1 of    12
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| Select(/) Add Approve Close Join Reset Show/Hide Work ++/--                |
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    Type Name     Lev Op A User     Appl Date MM DD Time Status
    ____ ________ ____ __ _ ________ ____ __________ _____ __________________
__ AMAC GDSMRL17 QA   P    USER17   PLAY 2013-03-07 09:00
__ AMAC RELEAS17 QA   P    USER17   PLAY 2013-03-07 09:00
__ ASM QKQ17    QA   G    USER17   PLAY 2013-03-07 09:00
__ CLST TREXX03 STG1 P    KARYNS   PLAY 2014-08-28 02:04 SP: P Approval Reqd
__ COB TPROG01 DEV1               PLAY
__ COB TPROG59 DEV1 G    USER01   PLAY 2007-07-24 21:28
__ COPY TCPYA01 DEV1               PLAY
__ COPY TCPYA02 DEV1 S    CLIVE    PLAY 2002-11-25 04:46
__ COPY TCPYB01 DEV1               PLAY
__ COPY TCPYB02 DEV1               PLAY
__ COPY TCPYZ01 DEV1               PLAY
__ JOB TJOB01   DEV1               PLAY
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Type A to Approve

For this example, one Approval is required from Approval Group QUALITY. Approvers simply type A to Approve or D to Deny and press Enter.

Type A to Approve

ISPW 17.02                 APPROVER LIST                    Row     1 of     2
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    Approver:             Expand: Y

     Appl Set        Release    Description                    Owner    Approval
                                                                         REQUIRED
__ PLAY S000004303            CHANGE CYCLE EXAMPLE 2         KARYNS   REQUIRED
__   QUALITY        Pending
__ PLAY S000004304             PLAY                           USER03   REQUIRED
__   QUALITY        Pending
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Module is Now in QA

When USER01 does the Approval, module TREXX03 is then promoted from STG1 to the QA level and deleted from the STG1 level.

Steps 7 and 8: Approve/Promote

Approve Again, then Promote to Production

The same process applies to go up the final level from QA to Production. This time, a different Approval Group called OPS must sign off.

Important

This example uses arbitrary approval rules intended simply to demonstrate ISPW’s features.

Many sites have requirements for different staff to approve promotions to different levels, as well as requiring two or more approvers in stringent cases. This example just shows ISPW’s flexibility.