move_element – The move element module moves Elements between inventory locations along a map

Synopsis

The move element module moves Elements between inventory locations along a map.

Parameters

element (required, type: str)

Name of the Endevor element.

environment (type: str)

The Endevor environment where your project resides.

system (type: str)

The Endevor system where your project resides.

subsystem (type: str)

The Endevor subsystem where your project resides.

type (type: str)

Name of the Endevor element’s type.

stage_number (type: str)

The Endevor stage number where your project resides.

Choices:

  • 1

  • 2

ccid (type: str)

The CCID you want to use when performing an Element action.

comment (type: str)

The comment you want to have when performing an Element action.

maxrc (type: int, default: 8)

The maximum value of the return code of a successful action. When the return code is greater than the maxrc value, the module fails.

proc_group (type: str)

The Endevor processor group you would like to use.

sync (type: bool)

Specify if you want to synchronize source and current level of the Elements while performing this action.

with_history (type: bool)

Specify if you want to preserve the change history of the Elements while performing this action.

bypass_element_delete (type: bool)

Specify if you want to retain the Elements in the source Stage after successfully completing this action.

retain_signout (type: bool)

Specify if you want to retain the source location signouts for all Elements at the target location while performing this action.

signout_to (type: str)

Specify if you want to sign all Elements out to the specified user ID at the target Stage while performing this action.

jump (type: bool)

Specify if you want to move Elements across Environments even if those Elements exist at an intermediate Stage that is not on the map, while performing this action.

where_ccid_all (type: str)

Instructs Endevor to search both the Master Control File and the SOURCE DELTA levels for a specified CCIDs.

Accepts up to 8 CCIDs separated by “, “. Enclose CCIDs that contain special characters in quotes.

where_ccid_current (type: str)

Instructs Endevor to search through the CCID fields in the Master Control File to find a specified CCIDs.

Accept up to 8 CCIDs separated by “, “. Enclose CCIDs that contain special characters in quotes.

where_ccid_retrieve (type: str)

Instructs Endevor to use the CCID in the Master Control File RETRIEVE CCID field.

Accepts up to 8 CCIDs separated by “, “. Enclose CCIDs that contain special characters in quotes.

where_proc_group (type: str)

Lets you select Elements according to a specified Processor group. You can use a wildcard when specifying the Processor group name.

Accepts up to 8 Processor group names separated by “, “.

asynchronous (type: bool)

Submit this module as an asynchronous Endevor Web Services task.

host (type: str)

Specifies the base host name.

port (type: str)

Specifies the port number.

instance (type: str)

Specifies Endevor Web Services dataSource name.

protocol (type: str, default: https)

Specifies the protocol used for connecting to Endevor Rest API.

Choices:

  • http

  • https ←

user (type: str)

Specifies the user name.

password (type: str)

Specifies the user’s password.

reject_unauthorized (type: bool)

Specify this option to have the server certificate verified against the list of supplied CAs.

base_path (type: str)

Specifies the base path used for connecting to Endevor Rest API.

suppress_messages (type: bool)

Suppress all [INFO]/[WARN] messages from terminal output.

report_file (type: str)

File name for saving reports from Endevor SCM locally.

report_dir (type: str)

Directory for saving reports from Endevor SCM locally, if wasn’t specified. Defaults to current directory.

write_report (type: bool)

Write the endevor reports to a file. By default, when return code is 0, no report will be written, unless this option is specified. When return code is bigger than 0, reports will be written to a file, unless this option is specifed to be false.

cert_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate file to use for authentication.

Note: The CLI does not support certificate files that require a password. For more information, search Troubleshooting PEM Certificates in Zowe Docs.

cert_key_file (type: path)

The file path to a certificate key file to use for authentication.

Examples

- name: Move element from specified inventory location with endevor profile set up
  broadcom.endevor.move_element:
    element: elementName
    environment: ENV
    system: SYS
    subsystem: SUB
    type: TYPE
    stage_number: 1
    instance: ENDEVOR

Return Values

data (type: list, when returned data is a dictionary)

Data from the module execution (a data structure). The items of this dict are set as individual return values on the top level as well.

error (type: complex, error)

More details about why the action has failed. If the failure is when calling an API service, the response contains the connection parameters.

additional_details (type: str)

Detailed message about the failure.

msg (type: str)

Short description of the result or failure.

request (type: str, API request failed)

HTTP method used to invoke API service request.

resource (type: str, API request failed)

URI of the resource of the API service request.

failed (type: bool, always)

A boolean that indicates if the task was failed or not.

list (type: list, when returned data is a list)

Data from the module execution (a list of data structures).

msg (type: str, sometimes)

Short description of the result or failure.

rc (type: int, always)

Exit code of the module, successful exit code is 0, failure is typically 1 or higher.

stderr (type: str, error)

Details of the error.

stdout (type: str, success)

Summary of the result.

Status

  • This module is maintained by Broadcom.