Configure Deployment Automation
This topics describes how to prepare a Deployment Automation instance to work with Dimensions CM.
Note: If you do a clean install of Dimensions CM with DA and the demo schema, you can omit the steps described in this topic.
Step 1: Create an application.
Create a new application to map later to a CM product.
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Log in to Deployment Automation.
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Navigate to Management > Applications.
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Create a new application called QLARIUS.
Step 2: Create an environment.
Create environments to map later to stages in the Dimensions CM Global Stage Lifecycle.
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Select Environments.
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Create these environments:
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SIT
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QA
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PRE-PROD
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LIVE
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Step 3: Create a pipeline.
Create a new pipeline (a sequence of environments).
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Select Pipelines.
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Create a new pipeline called SIT_DA.
Step 4: Add environments to the pipeline.
Add environments to the pipeline.
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Select the pipeline SIT_DA.
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In the Pipeline tab, click Edit.
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Add the SIT and QA environments to the pipeline.
Step 5: Add the pipeline to the application.
Add the pipeline to the application.
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Navigate to the QLARIUS application.
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Select Details and click Edit.
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Add the pipeline SIT_DA.
Step 6: Add an environment to the application.
Add an environment to the application.
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In the QLARIUS application click Environments. The pipeline you just added is displayed.
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Add the PRE-PROD environment to the application.
Step 7: Create a component.
Create a component that you will use to deploy Dimensions CM baselines.
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In the QLARIUS application, select Components.
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Create and add a new component called QL_BLN:
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For Source Config Type, select File System (Basic).
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For Base Path, enter the path to the QLARIUS baselines.
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Step 8: Create and design a component process.
Create and design a component process to automatically download and promote baseline items.
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In the Components view of the QLARIUS application, select QL_BLN.
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Select the Processes tab.
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Create a new process called AppDownloadProcess. For the Process Type, select Deployment.
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Open the process you created.
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In the Tools pane, navigate to Repositories > Artifact > DA.
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Drag the Download Artifacts step onto the design space.
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Specify the step's properties.
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Connect the step to the Start and Finish steps.
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Click the Save button.
Step 9: Create and design an application process.
Create and design an application process to run an installation.
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Navigate to Management > Applications and select the QLARIUS application.
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Select the Processes tab.
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Create a new application process called CompProcessInstall.
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Open the process.
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From the Tools pane, drag the Install Component step onto the design space.
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Specify the step's properties:
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Enter a name for the process: CompInstall.
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From the Component list, select QL_BLN.
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From the Component Process list, select AppDownloadProcess.
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Connect the Install Component step with the Start and Finish steps.
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Click the Save button.
Step 10: Create a resource.
Create a new resource and map it to a DA agent.
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Navigate to Management > Resources.
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Create a new resource called daAgent.
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For Agent, select the DA agent installed on the host machine.
Step 11: Add a resource to an environment.
Add the resource to the QA environment.
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In the Resources view, select Environments.
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Select the QA environment (click the ‘QA’ link).
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Select the Resources tab.
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Add the daAgent resource.
Step 12: Map a component to a resource.
Map an application component in a specific environment to a resource. For example, map the QL_BLN component in the QA environment to the daAgent resource.
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Open the QLARIUS application.
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Select the Environments tab.
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Select the QA environment (click the ‘QA’ link).
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From the pop-up menu, select View Details.
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Select the Component Mapping tab. The QL_BLN component should already be mapped.
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Add the daAgent resource.
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