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Cloud 9 For CA-Endevor User Guide
Cloud 9 For CA-Endevor User Guide
Cloud 9 for
CA-Endevor ™
User Guide
Release 1.1
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What is Cloud 9?
Cloud 9™ is a powerful application that provides CA-Endevor™
users with a platform-transparent change management tool. Cloud
9 can perform all CA-Endevor actions, including impact analysis
and editing – all from a familiar and easy-to-use web based
interface. Cloud 9 can manage both legacy elements and cross
platform, distributed elements, such as e-business objects. Thus
providing a single, powerful, secure repository for all legacy, cross
platform, and e-business objects.
Chapter Overview This chapter will describe how to get started using Cloud 9,
including how to:
• Logon
• Set up your profile
• List objects
• Navigate Menus
+ If the password screen does not appear, you may not have the
correct web address (URL). Check with the system programmer to
ensure you have the correct address.
Setting Your Profile It is important that you set your profile before you begin using the
system. Setting your profile:
• Creates a job card; without one you cannot run batch actions
• Improves communication with other users by providing your
phone and email contacts
• Automatically launches browsers and editors
How to Add Your The first field in the Profile panel asks you for the location of a
Picture (Optional) photograph. If you already have a digital version of a photograph,
find that file on your hard drive by pressing the Browse button.
Select the picture file and click the Update profile button.
(If you do not have a digital photograph, please see Appendix A
for suggestions for getting one.)
Chapter Summary At this point, you know what Cloud 9 is, how to log on to the
system, how to create your profile, how to navigate within the
program, and you've become familiar with the basic screens.
Drive a List of 1. In the List Elements screen, you will see the Basic Search and
Elements Advanced Search dialog boxes (see Figure 1.4).
2. If you know the names of the inventory locations you want to
search, enter them in the corresponding fields on the Basic
Search panel, and go to step five. If you do not know the
names of the inventory locations you want to search, click the
question mark button next to the location field, and go to step
three.
3. Select the appropriate inventory location from the drop-down
panel (Figure 2.1).
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4. Repeat steps two and three for additional unknown inventory
locations.
Note: The wildcard search character (*) is available for use in the
Basic and Advanced Search dialog boxes.
Element Signout If an element is not signed out, and therefore available for editing,
Status it will have no entry under the heading "Owner." If an element is
signed out, and therefore available only for viewing, the ID of the
user to whom it is signed out will appear under the heading
"Owner" (see Figure 2.2).
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Figure 2.3 View Options
Edit an Element in a Once you have determined that the element is available for editing:
Web Browser
1. Use the Back button on your browser to return to the list of
elements.
2. Select EDIT from the Cloud 9 Main Menu. The next screen
will display standard CA-Endevor editing options (Figure 2.4
on following page).
3. Verify that Yes is selected as the "Edit in Browser" option.
Note: You may also edit the file by downloading it into the
program associated with the file's extension. This option is covered
later in chapter two, under the heading "Editing a Non-Text File."
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Figure 2.4 Edit Options
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Figure 2.5 Element Edit
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Figure 2.6 Add-Back Panel
Viewing a PDS
Member From the List Members screen :
Note: You can use the wildcard search character (*) in the
Member field only.
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5. The Browse menu will appear (Figure 2.8). You may display
the member in the browser or download it as a file.
6. Click Submit.
7. Cloud 9 will launch a new browser window, displaying the
contents of the member (Figure 2.9).
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Note: This is not an editable window. This action allows you to
view the contents of the member only.
Editing a PDS At this point you should have two browser windows open: one
Member in a Browser with Cloud 9 active, and one displaying the file you wanted to
view.
1. Return to the Cloud 9 Main Menu screen and click Back on the
browser window to view the list of files again.
2. Click on the box next to the file you wish to edit.
3. Select EDIT under the actions section of the Cloud 9 Main
menu.
4. The Edit panel will appear (Figure 2.10). You can edit the
member in the browser, or download it as a file.
5. Click Submit.
6. The browser will launch a new window (Figure 2.11).
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Figure 2.11 The Edit Window
1. In the List Unix Files screen, type in the name of the directory
you wish to view.
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2. Click Submit.
3. Cloud 9 will retrieve the list of Unix files in the directory
(Figure 2.12).
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Figure 2.14 Viewing a Unix File
Editing Unix Files You now know how to view the Unix files. To edit a Unix file:
1. Click the Back button on your browser until you reach the list
of Unix files.
2. Click the box next to the name of the file you want to edit.
3. Select EDIT from the Cloud 9 Main Menu. The Edit panel
will appear (Figure 2.14).
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8. Click Submit.
9. You will receive a confirmation when the action completes
successfully.
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Thus far, you have learned how to edit files in the browser only.
Editing a Non-Text
File But Cloud 9's versatility allows users to download any file stored
in CA-Endevor to the PC/workstation, and edit it using another
program. This is especially important when editing binary files
such as Word or Power Point files, or files associated with a
development environment such as Visual Age™ or Visual Café™.
Cloud 9 accomplishes the application launch by using the file's
extension to determine the appropriate program to open.
To download a file to a PC/workstation:
6. The File Download dialog box will appear (Figure 2.18). Select
whether to open the file from the current location or save the
file to disk.
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Figure 2.18 File Download Dialog Box
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File Extensions that If Cloud 9 recognizes the file's extension, it will automatically
are Recognized by launch the appropriate application. For example, if the user wants
Cloud 9 to edit a .doc file, Cloud 9 will launch Word instantly.
File Extensions that If Cloud 9 does not recognize the file's extension (this may happen
are not Recognized with more obscure program files), it will prompt you with the
by Cloud 9 "Open With" dialog box (Figure 2.19). This will allow you to
associate the file's extension with the program of your choice.
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Figure 2.20 HTML File Edited in Notepad
Chapter Summary You are now able to view and edit CA-Endevor elements, PDS
members, and Unix files. In addition, you know how to edit non-
text files, even in the rare instances that Cloud 9 does not
recognize the file type. Chapter three covers various usage
scenarios demonstrating some of the innovative capabilities of
Cloud 9.
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Chapter 3 – Usage Scenarios
Overview
5. Click Submit.
3. Press the Submit button. The add will take place, including
long name translation.
If you want to add a list of Unix Files into Endevor, follow these
steps:
5. Press the Submit button. The files will added, including all
long name translation.
Menu Navigation for Note: The menu on the left hand side of the screen has changed
Element Lists since requesting the element list. This menu will always reflect the
actions available to object list type – in this case Endevor elements.
Drive a List of 1. Click on LIST ELEMENTS on the Cloud 9 Main Menu. The
Elements next screen will display the Basic Search and Advanced Search
panels. For this usage scenario, you will utilize the Advanced
Search panel (Figure 3.7).
Note: Even though you will enter your date range on the Advanced
Search panel, the Submit button is located on the Basic Search
panel.
3. Click Submit. The next screen will confirm that your job has
been submitted (Figure 3.11).
Note: Even though you will enter your filter criteria on the
Advanced Search panel, the Submit button is located on the Basic
Search panel.
Select Package Move The next screen will be the Move panel (Figure 3.15).
Options
Required Fields:
Package ID and Description are required fields.
Optional Fields:
If no execution windows provided, then Cloud 9 will default to
today's date and Dec. 31, 2001 as the execution window range.
The extent of processing performed is determined by the Package
Processing option check boxes. If none are checked, then the
default is to perform a Define Package Function.
Overview
This appendix covers how to create, scan, and add .jpg images to
your user profile.
Creating the File To create a .jpg or picture file, you need to capture your image and
save it. There are many ways to capture images:
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Some photo development companies will develop your pictures
and post the files on the web. To retrieve the file:
Note: Check to make sure the file is stored with a .jpg extension.
Other file formats are not supported.
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