The Pennsylvania State University - Administrative Information Services, a unit of Information Technology Services

Natural Object/Source Production Move

The following information provides instruction on how to submit a Request for Service (RFS) to move Natural object and source to production. The RFS system can be found here. You will be required to enter your WebAccess User ID and password, if not previously entered in your current browser session.

Instructions

Select the New tab at the top of page

From the "Service to be performed by" pull down menu, select Production Control

From the "Form Selection" pull down menu, select one of the following: Move Natural Object to Production or Move Natural Source to Production

For now skip over the pull down menu under "This Request will affect the following Production System". This area will be used when the approval process is integrated into this form. See General Information at the end of these instructions for the current approval process which is required before Production Control moves the Natural items on the RFS.

Under "Is this type of service considered", normal is selected as the default. Critical should only be selected when a sysmain or NAT2PROD is required outside of normal working hours. If you select this, you must contact one of the following individuals: Greg McCullough or Clyde LeFevre.

In the box to the right of "Requested Subject", change the YYYYMMDD to the year, month, and day to the date you want the Natural item to be moved. Read the NOTE on the form relating to deadlines for submitting the requests.

In the box under "Natural Name", enter the name of the Natural item you want moved into production. This can be a program, a subprogram, map, etc. Only one item should be entered.

Under "Move Method", select Web2prod only if you want the Natural item moved via Web2prod. Note that Nat2prod is selected by default.

Review the information on the form and make corrections as necessary. Press the Submit button on the bottom of the form when the form is complete.

General Information

Production Control will be performing the MOVEOBJ and MOVESRCE functions in the test system for positioning Natural items to be moved into production by either NAT2PROD or WEB2PROD.

Requests for Service must be submitted before 2 p.m. on the requested move date. Production Control will match those requests to an approved Production Change Request Form. (Since those forms are submitted via e-mail, they should be submitted prior to 10 a.m. of the requested move date.) Once matched, Production Control will perform the MOVEOBJ or MOVSRCE before 5 p.m. of the requested move date. You will receive an e-mail confirming that the Natural item was moved. The e-mail will include who (in Production Control) performed the move, as well as the time it was done.

The Production Change Request Form is the approval to move changes into production and should list all the items being changed (batch job names, catalogued procedures, all programs) related to the same reason or purpose. The RFS is required for each different type of change because each type of change requires a different process for implementation into production. (There is a different process for a Natural program than a COBOL program.) If a change should fail for whatever reason, a new Production Change Request Form and RFS must be submitted before the corrected change is moved into production.

The Production Change Request Form must be approved by the individual's Manager or currently designated approver or proxy. The approval signifies that the change is authorized and sufficient documentation exists to show that the change was adequately tested. The initiator of the form cannot approve the form. In those cases, where a Manager/Director is originating a change request, the approval must come from their Supervisor/Manager or Peer Manager in the same organization. Those individuals should contact Clyde LeFevre or Greg McCullough to establish the proper individual to approve those requests.

The individual initiating a change or the Manager that approves the Change Request must retain the documentation pertaining to the testing performed for a period of two years.

Content Questions: Clyde LeFevre | Support Questions: Clyde LeFevre