Previously an Endevor Exit7 was used to top the person whom created the package from approving the package.
Is that feature part of the 18.0 release?
Release : 18.0
Component : CA Endevor Software Change Manager
The below option in the ENCOPTBL will provide you with that functionality:
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* O0007182
* THIS OPTION WILL DISQUALIFY AN APPROVER FROM APPROVING OR DENYING
* A PACKAGE IF THEY HAVE EITHER:
* 1) CREATED, UPDATED, OR CAST THE PACKAGE
* 2) MODIFIED ANY OF THE ELEMENTS WITHIN THE PACKAGE AND THE ACTION
* REQUIRES APPROVAL
*
* SPECIFY 'A' TO VERIFY APPROVERS FOR BOTH STANDARD AND EMERGENCY
* PACKAGES. SPECIFY EITHER 'S' OR 'E' TO VERIFY APPROVERS FROM
* STANDARD OR EMERGENCY PACKAGES ONLY, RESPECTIVELY.
*
* EXAMPLES:
* ENHOPT APPROVER_DISQUALIFIED=(ON,A) ALL STANDARD & EMERGENCY
* ENHOPT APPROVER_DISQUALIFIED=(ON,S) STANDARD PACKAGES ONLY
* ENHOPT APPROVER_DISQUALIFIED=(ON,E) EMERGENCY PACKAGES ONLY
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* ENHOPT APPROVER_DISQUALIFIED=(ON,A)
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