MDCMS - Optional Object Description Update

When MDCMS does a promotion, the software applies information directly into the fields reserved for vendor use by IBM.

The first screen capture, shown below, is of a print screen of the version information provided. The stamped information will tie directly back to the change, project/task, and the RFP (unique promotion ID) for each object, and is recorded in the object during the RFP promotion. This makes it easy to go back to the originating request(project/task) or to the actual promotion (RFP) to see what other objects were affected and who was responsible for the changes (and testing).

Note

This screen capture below shows date and times in European formatting. Additionally, it was taken within MDXREF, although the same data would also be available using a DSPOBJD command._

The RFP itself contains the information that’s similar to the screen capture below. Of course, the user IDs would typically be different.