Move an Element

You can move an element from one CA Endevor inventory location (Environment, Stage) to the next location on a map route. You can only move an element from one Environment to another if the element you are moving is in Stage 2 of the source Environment. Therefore, to move an element from Stage 1 of the Development Environment into Stage 1 of the QA Environment, you must move the element to Stage 2 in Development and then move it into Stage 1 in QA.

Warning: Your settings in the in the Action Options Preferences dialog determine if you see the Action Options dialog when generating an element. In the Preferences dialog, if you select the Always open CA Endevor Action Option dialog check box, the Action Options dialog opens. This option allows you to change the settings. If you do not select this check-box, the CA Endevor uses the defaults every time you perform an action. You can change the settings only with the Action Options dialog.

Remember Options and Signout/Signin selections

Select to save this page selections' in Preferences under Team>CA Endevor>Action Options>Move

Always open CA Endevor Action Options dialog

Select if you want this page to be opened every time you are moving an element. Deselect if you want values from Preferences to be used without opening this page.

Move an Element without the Action Options dialog enabled

  1. Right-click on the CA Endevor element you want to move in the Projects View, Search View, or Element View.
  2. Click Move from the pop-up menu.
    The Move action request is built and submitted to the server. A Progress Information message is displayed until the action completes processing.
    Messages display in the CA Endevor Messages Log View indicating whether the action was successful.

Move an Element with the Action Options dialog enabled

  1. Right click on the CA Endevor element you want to move in the Projects View, Search View, or Element View.
  2. Click Move from the pop-up menu.
    The Move Action Options dialog appears with your preferences pre-filled. Change options as necessary:
  3. General Options
    • Synchronize

      Specifies whether you want the Move action performed when the base level of the element at the source location is different from the current level of the element at the target.
      When selected, CA Endevor creates a sync level at the target that reflects the differences between the base level at the source location and the current level at the target, and then moves the sync level. You must select this option when moving an element that has remained at a source location after being moved using Delete from Element.
      If not selected, CA Endevor does not move the element, if the base level at the source location and the current level at the target are different.

      Warning: You must select this option when moving to a location where the out-of-sync condition exists. If the element does not exist at the target of the move, the Synchronize option searches up the map for the element and fetches (copies back) the element to the target and creates a sync level at the target.
      Warning: If you do not select this option, you are in danger of creating a future sync condition. If updates occur to the copy created up the map for any subsequent moves of this element, you must select the Synchronize option from this dialog.
    • Signout/Signin

    • Retain Signout

      Specifies whether CA Endevor retains the signout associated with an element at the source location when it is moved to the target location. When selected, CA Endevor retains the source location signout at the target location.

      Note:

      If you select this option, the Signout To field is unavailable.

    • Signout To
      This option lets you sign the element out to another user at the target location. Specify the TSO user ID of the user to whom you want to sign out the element at the target location.

CCID/Comment

  1. Override Project CCID/Comment
    Enables you to override the CCID and Comment associated with this element. You must select this option if you want to enter a custom CCID and Comment in the following fields.
  2. CCID
    Specify a different CCID.
  3. Comment
    Specify a different comment.
  4. Click OK.
    The Move action request is built and submitted to the server. A Progress Information message is displayed until the action completes processing.
    Messages display in the CA Endevor Messages Log View indicating whether the action was successful.