Setting up a Build

The following table lists all the steps you need to perform in Dimensions to set up and run a complete build. For details about each step, see the topic or document that is referenced.

Step | Dimensions Component | See this reference
1 | Set up network nodes for all remote build machines. | Dimensions Administration Console | Administration Guide Dimensions for z/OS Guide
2 | Set up build areas (deployment and/or work areas). | Dimensions Administration Console | Dimensions CM online help
3 | (Optional) Review the Global Stage Lifecyle and make changes as necessary. | Dimensions Administration Console | Dimensions CM online help
4 | (Optional) Configure preservation policies for the Dimensions item types that participate in your build. | Dimensions CM Administration Console | Preservation Rules and Policies Dimensions CM online help
5 | (Optional) Configure upload rules for the Dimensions item types that participate in your build. | Dimensions CM Administration Console | Dimensions CM online help
6 | (Optional) Customize and write build templates. | Build Administration Console | Developer's API Reference in the Dimensions CM online help
7 | Set up Dimensions CM projects and/or streams and add items. | Any Dimensions CM clients | Dimensions CM online help
8 | Add deployment areas to Dimensions projects. | Any Dimensions CM clients | Dimensions CM online help
9 | (Optional) Configure general build settings. | Build Administration Console | Managing Build Settings
10 | Create, or import, build configurations for the Dimensions projects. | Build Administration Console | Managing Build Configurations
11 | Add build areas to the build configurations. | Build Administration Console | Managing Build Configurations
12 | Add targets to the build configurations. Add sources, scripts, and build options as required. | Build Administration Console | Managing Build Configurations
13 | Test and monitor the build configurations and fix any problems that may occur in the builds. For information about how you can configure each step in the build flow, see Configuring the Build Flow. | Build Administration Console, desktop client, and web client. In the desktop client, you monitor builds in a web browser. | Executing Builds Monitoring Builds Dimensions CM online help
14 | (Optional) Set up notifications. | Build Administration Console | Managing Notifications
15 | (Optional) Set up build schedules. | Build Administration Console | Scheduling Build Jobs