How to create Endevor package using local input file via Brightside/ZOWE command

Products

• Endevor
• Brightside

Issue/Introduction

Brightside Endevor profile is set up.  How to use Brighside/ZOWE command to create Endevor package from local file ?  

Environment

Release : 18.0

Component : CA Endevor Software Change Manager

brightside release : 2.35.0

Resolution

 Validate the default Endevor profile is functional: 

 

localfile.txt can be any valid SCL to specify element action for the package, here is the example of local file: 

C:\Users\Administrator>more localfile.txt
MOVE ELEMENT 'HARRY'
   FROM ENVIRONMENT 'ENV1' SYSTEM 'FONCR01' SUBSYSTEM 'FONCR01'
     TYPE 'NOPROC' STAGE 1

 

Here is the example of creating Endevor package via local file input (use default Endevor profile): 

C:\Users\Administrator>zowe endevor create package ZOWEPKG1 --ff localfile.txt -d "test package" -t S -i ENDEVOR
[INFO] Running on host: usilca31.lvn.broadcom.net:1810 instance: ENDEVOR
[INFO] Endevor reports written in endevor-report-2020-01-28-093910.txt
DEFINE of ZOWEPKG1 finished with 0

 

Verify that the new package is created succesfully in Mainframe Endevor

 

Additional Information

Use "zowe endevor create package --help" command to get more detailed option of creating Endevor package.

For Endevor Zowe CLI 6.5, by default, a standard package is created: 

zowe endevor create package DEMO -d "demo" --ff scl.txt -i ENDEVOR

To create a Emergency package, use option --ep:

zowe endevor create package DEMO -d "demo" --ff scl.txt -i ENDEVOR --vs false --ep