Endevor Package executing with out approval, why?

Products

• Endevor
• Endevor Natural Integration
• Endevor - ECLIPSE Plugin
• Endevor - Enterprise Workbench

Issue/Introduction

Recently created a new test environment configuration and need some advice: 

1. Is there any way to add a control in stage 1 of a test environment to prevent generates without approval.

2. Our transfer packages get automatically approved regardless of who creates them. Where should we look to add a control to enforce the package approval process in a given environment?

Environment

Release : 18.0

Component : CA Endevor Software Change Manager

Resolution

The first thing I would do is look at the Approver groups that are associated to that Inventory Area. If there are no approver groups, then you need to define them.  If you do have approver groups, then check the QUORUM Size - If it is 0 (zero) than I would change i so that at least 1 person is required to approve the package. 

 You may also want to implement the option to stop the creator of the package from being an approver - 

 *********************************************************************** 

* 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

 *---------------------------------------------------------------------* 

* ENHOPT APPROVER_DISQUALIFIED=(ON,A) 

This will stop the person whom created the package from approving the package