Entities Overview in Change Management

There are two types of Change Management projects.

  • CIMPLICITY project.
  • Computer project.

There are two classes of entities that can be added to Change Management for each project type.

Entity Class Description
Base Configuration A collection of interrelated files that must remain interrelated and, thus, must be managed as a single unit.
Individually managed files Files that can be managed as individual units.
Field Description
CIMPLICITY Project
Project All user configurable configuration files in the CIMPLICITY project can be added to Change Management. Project configuration includes:
  • Base configuration.
  • Individually managed files.
Base Configuration Files that make up the project's basic configuration, e.g. points, alarms, configuration files, are required for the project processes to run. Note: The processes start when the project starts. Base configuration files:
  • Are automatically added to Change Management the next time the base configuration (or project) is checked in.
  • Are checked in whenever any base configuration entity is selected to be checked in.
Important: Base configuration must be added once to be managed.
Individually managed files Single files that are listed in the CIMPLICITY  project’s Managed files folder can be added separately to Change Management. These files, e.g. CimView screens and scripts,  are individually controlled. Individually managed  files:
  • Are added to Change Management when the project is added.
Note: The project can be added more than once: each time it is added any individually managed files that have not already been added will be added to Change Management.
  • Can be added individually.
  • Must be added in order to be managed; they are not automatically added when the project is checked in.
Example
Computer Project
Computer All files in the computer project can be added to Changed Management. Computer files include:
  • Computer base configuration.
  • Managed files.
Base Configuration Files included in the system's basic configuration, e.g. globals.ini, cimhosts.txt. These files are required for the Computer project system's processes to run.
Managed files Single files that are listed in the Computer project’s Managed files folder can be added separately to Change Management. These files are individually controlled and are not required for the Computer project's processes to run. These files, e.g.  CimView screens and scripts, are individually controlled. Individually managed  files:
  • Are added to Change Management when the project is added.
Note: The project can be added more than once; each time it is added any individually managed files that have not already been added will be added to Change Management.
  • Can be added individually.
  • Must be added in order to be managed; they are not automatically added when the project is checked in.
Example