RLM create package instance

You can use this automation script to create an instance for an existing package on BMC Release Package and Deployment by using the BMC Release Process Management user interface. For this script to work, you must have a created package on BMC Release Package and Deployment.

Inputs required while creating a step

To use this automation script in a step, specify the following inputs:

• Package: Select in a list of packages present in the database of BMC Release Package and Deployment for which you want to create an instance.

• Instance Name: Specify the name with which you want to create an instance on BMC Release Package and Deployment. If you leave this field blank, the instance is created with the default name, 0.0.0.1.

  Note

  Ensure that you do not leave the Instance Name field blank if an instance with the default name, 0.0.0.1, already exists on BMC Release Package and Deployment. This is necessary to avoid the step going into a problem state.

• Locked: To create a locked instance for the selected repository, select Yes. Otherwise, select No.

• Contents: This item is displayed when you select a package. Depending on the package that you select, the associated references are displayed.

• Set Properties: This item is displayed only when you select a package. The table displayed provides a list of properties that are associated with the selected package on BMC Release Package and Deployment. You can select one of these properties and override its value with a property value in BMC Release Process Management. For this, you must first create a mapping of properties in BMC Release Process Management with that on BMC Release Package and Deployment. For more information, see Setting-property-values-for-a-package-repository-or-instance.

  Note

  The property values are overridden for the package, not an instance, in BMC Release Package and Deployment.
  If you integrate with BMC Release Package and Deployment 4.4.00.07 and later, the property values are overridden for the instance in BMC Release Package and Deployment. To use this functionality, reimport the RLM create package instance automation script.

Expected results after running this automation script

After you run this script, you can expect to see the following results on the Automation tab in the step:

• Package Instance: Name of the package instance that is created.
• Package Instance Log: Contains log details about the package instance that was created. This file contains log details that are originally generated in BMC Release Package and Deployment. You can download the file from BMC Release Process Management.
• Package Instances: Provides a URL that takes you to the location where the package instance log file is available on BMC Release Package and Deployment.

Associated data retriever scripts

The RLM create package instance automation script uses the following data retriever scripts: