Build Steps

Select the Build Steps tab.

Sequence

Displays the order in which the system processes build steps, usually in increments of 10 (for example, 10, 20, 30, and so on).

Verify the order in which you want the step performed during the creation of the software master definition. You can use the same sequence number for multiple build steps.

Type

Displays the type of CD being mastered. Verify which component type you want the build step to perform. For example, you can define steps to create file structures, build a package, or create INF files.

Status

Verifies the current status of the build step, which can indicate whether to run the particular step during the mastering process. For example, if you need to perform a manual step during the mastering process, you can manually complete the step, change the step's status to 60 (Built) by choosing the step, and then, from the View menu, select Execute Step.

Target Folder

Displays the name of the target folder, such as planner or updatepkg. The system populates this field based upon the template that was used to define the software master. Change the name of the target folder only if you added the folder yourself.

Executable

Displays the software that might populate this field based upon the build step's definition in the software master template. To change this field, click the Executable button and use the Select a Windows Executable form to select an executable for this build step.

Value/Parameter

Verifies the value or parameter. To change this information, click the Value/Parameter button, and then enter a value or parameter that is appropriate to the step you chose. This field is dynamic. The button name is either Value or Parameter, based upon the step that you select. The form that appears when you click the button also depends upon which step you select. For example, the Package Build step calls the Select Package Build form, from which you can select a package; and the Build Change Tables step calls the Work With Change Table Definitions form, from which you can modify the change table configuration.