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» Change Approvals - Sample Meta-Update Scripts

Input

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of this script's input options and related Launches.

More Information

These scripts are in the Meta-Update distribution and may be run with a trial license. They are fully documented in the Meta-Update User's Guide

 
What It Does

Approves a set of changes optionally moving them into the next stage.

Accepts input from a list, a query, or a CSV.

What It Shows

This was built as a PoC script to allow a change board to process a spreadsheet of approved changes in 4 hours.

What It Shows

  • How to use File= to read a CSV
  • How to use Query= to issue an ARS Query
  • How to use Loop= to process a list. formatting.
  • How the above three section are Launched based on the arguments and then they Launch the section that adds an Approval Signature and optionally updated the change

Details

This script combines some of the ideas of beginner scripts together.

It uses an AssignInit= to validate the arguments and set a Launch section (1 of 3), then Launches that single section.

Each of these 3 sections have an AssignPre= to set some tags, like the Change ID, an Error flag, and especially, a loaded change request in tag: Chg.

Each, in turn will Launches that single section. [DoUpd] if all checks are passed.