Create an Element
You can create an element in the Project View when a project node is selected.
Follow these steps:
- Right-click on the Project node, Local Project node, or Remote Project node to open the contextual menu.
- Depending on the source for the new element, click on one of the following actions:
- Create/Add Empty Element The source is a new empty file, named EMPTY.
- Create/Add from Local The source is a file from a local file system.
- Create/Add from Untracked Remote The source is a file from or member of a USS/dataset location.
Note: Optionally, users can select multiple files or members from a Dataset/USS location using the Endevor System Explorer View. Right-clicking on the selection and selecting the Add to Endevor Project action from the contextual menu will then open the Create/Add dialog with rows prefilled with selected files or members. - Depending on the action that you selected, you will see one of the following buttons:
- Add Empty Defines a new empty file with the name EMPTY.
- Browse Remote Navigate Dataset/USS locations for a given initialized Repository in the opened Browse Directory dialog and select multiple Members/Files.
- Browse Local Navigate the local file system in the opened File Dialog and select multiple files.
- Select if you want the newly added element to be opened for editing in the editor window
- Click Next
- On the following wizard page, fill in the appropriate information and click Finish.
Note: Do not use the Add To Endevor Action under Team to add the Created element into CA Endevor. To Add the created file, keep the option Add file without the editing enabled. Optionally, you can follow the Edit an Element process to initiate the Add to the CA Endevor Action.
- Element Name Specifies the Element Name To convert Element Names to upper case, select "Upper Case Element Name."
- Type Specifies an element type. Select a type from the combo box. A default type description and corresponding processor group is displayed.
- Processor Group Specifies the processor group. Select a processor group from the combo box.
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Add Element to Endevor
Select if you want to add newly created element to CA Endevor. Deselect if you want it to stay only as a local element.Note: A local instance of an element can be added to CA Endevor at a later time. - Generate after Add Select if you want the element to be generated after the Add action.
- Override Signout Select if you want to override the current sign out of the element you are adding.
- Override CCID/COMMENT Allows you to update CCID and comments from the project.
- CCID Specifies the Change Control Identifier (CCID) associated with this request. Enter a 1- to 12-character value that conforms to CCID naming conventions. A System's definition can require that you specify a CCID for any element action against any element associated with that System. If a CCID is required at the System level and you do not enter a CCID, an Action Prompt panel opens where you can add the CCID.
- Comment Specifies the comments associated with this request.
- Limits: 1-50 characters that conform to the naming conventions. A system's definition can require you to specify a comment. If a comment is required an action prompt appears.
- Truncate Lines to Source Length
Allows you to truncate lines with number of characters exceeding the Source Length setting in the Endevor Type definition
Select one of the options:
- Always: always remove/truncate exceeding characters
- Only Spaces: remove only rightmost exceeding spaces
- Never: never remove any characters from source
- Remember General Options selections Select to save this page selections' in Preferences under Team>CA Endevor>Action Options>Add/Update
- Always open CA Endevor Action Options dialogue Select if you want this page to be opened every time you are adding (can be also when creating an element) an element to Endevor. Deselect if you want values from Preferences to be used without opening this page.
- Create element from file Creates an element with the content from a selected file. You can also create an element from a selected file without opening it for editing. This is useful for uploading files without the need to open them.