Tool Actions

The Tool Management > Tool Actions menu displays all tools and components with their associated health status and release status. The Block and Release tabs allow the release status of multiple tools and components to be changed at once.

The release status can be changed for each tool or component individually in the Tool Management > Tool Administration > Tools & Components tab.

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Element/icon/column Description

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Number of all tools and components

Search search

Search for a tool or component.

Enter the name or part of the name of the tool or component.

Root Type

Filter by tool or component.

All
Tools and components are displayed.

Tools
Only tools are displayed.

Component
Only components are displayed.

Type (X of X)

Filter by type.

Type name or part of name.

filter Filter

Filter the display by criteria.

watch-on Hide/show filters

Hide or show filters.

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Select a tool or component.

Kind of type

If the configuration-wrench icon is in the column, the type is a tool type.

If the components icon is in the column, the type is a component type.

A tool type is at the top of the hierarchy.

Name

Name of the tool or component

Approval status

Release status of the tool or component

Health status

Health status of the tool or component

Area

Physical location of the tool or component

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Open a tool or component for editing in the Tool Management > Tool Administration > Tools & Components tab.

Configure the release status of the tool or component

Tools or components with the release status Deleted or Scrapped can be restored via the release status. It is only possible to change to the In preparation release status from the Deleted or Scrapped release status.

Prerequisite

Procedure

  1. Call up the Tool Management > Tool Administration > Tools & Components tab.

  2. Select a tool or component.

  3. In the detailed view, call up the General tab:

  4. Select mdm_edit_icon next to the Release status.

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    The displayed release statuses depend on the user’s role.

  5. Select release status.

    The reason appears for the release status Manually blocked , Scrapped and Deleted.

  6. Select Reason from the drop-down list.

  7. Enter Comment.

  8. Change the release status of the tool or component with Update.

The release status of the tool or component is configured.

Blocking or releasing multiple tools or components

Prerequisite

Tool Management Expert or Tool Management Admin role

Procedure

  1. Call up the Tool Management > Tool Actions > Block tab.

    Or:

    Call up the Tool Management > Tool Actions > Release tab.

  2. Check check boxes in front of the tools and components.

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    Selected tools and components are shown with a check mark checkbox-default-checked.

  3. Continue with Block or Release.

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    The reason must be selected when blocking tools or components.

  4. Select Reason from the drop-down list.

  5. Enter Comment.

  6. Change the release status of the selected tools and components with Block or Release.

The release status of the selected tools and components is changed.