CD Revisions

The CD Information tab lets you set up your CD information, build steps, directory structure, and director steps.

Enter your CD Information.
- Status
  Displays the status of a build step or directory structure within the mastering process. For example, the build step or directory structure could be at a status of defined, validated, or built. Use the visual-assist button to view a complete list of values for this field.
- Comment
  Displays short informational comments that are provided by the system about each step of the mastering process. You can enter comments into this field, but the system will overwrite any text that is currently in the field during the next mastering process.
- Image Path
  Overfills the directory path where you want the software master to reside on the enterprise. The directory that you indicate will be the root directory for the creation of the final software master.
Define your Build Steps.
- 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.
Set up your Directory Structure.
- Source Path
  Displays the directory on the enterprise that you want to use to populate the highlighted target folder. You can use an absolute (full) directory path name, or you can use a relative path name with a token. The system copies the data that is contained in the source path, depending upon how you filter those files (see the File Filter field description for this information), into the highlighted target folder of the software master.
  Verifies the directory path of the source that will populate the component. This is the source path name of the data that you want to retrieve for the master and that you placed into the target folder. You can specify this path using either a relative or absolute path. See Troubleshooting Product Packaging for information about relative and absolute paths.
- File Filter
  Displays the filter, which you can designate, for the files that are contained in the source path. For example, you can use *.* to retrieve all files in the source path, or *.exe to retrieve only executable programs.
  Verify the file filter. The default is *.*. The file filter enables you to filter any data files that you retrieve from the source directory. For example, you can use *.* to retrieve all files in the source directory.
- Full Path
  Displays the names and functions. This field is dynamic and its name and function depend upon the build step that is highlighted. The possible names and functions are:
  Value: The value that is needed to complete the highlighted build step. For example, if the build step is a batch process, the value field contains the name of the batch process and its version, such as R95012\XJDE0001.
  Parameter: The parameters that are needed for the highlighted build steps that process an executable program.
  The full (absolute) target path name of the highlighted directory, such as Root/planner/updatepkg.
Define your Director Steps.
- Package/Change Table Form
  Indicates the package form and change table form used.
- Software Update Form
  Future use.