This section further explains the use of group variables. Table 1 lists each group variable and associated group data set name variable. This shows the relationship between SCLM groups and the data sets defined in the project definition for each group.

Table 2 is an example that lists the values of each group variable during the phases of a promote. After Table 1 is an overall description of the four group variables and why each is needed. Each group variable has a corresponding data set name variable due to the flexible data set name capability.

         ┌───────┐
         │       │
         │  REL  │  Key
         │       │
         └───┬───┘
             │
             │
         ┌───┴───┐
         │       │
         │ TEST  │  Non-key
         │       │
         └───┬───┘
             │
             │
         ┌───┴───┐
         │       │
         │  DEV  │  Key
         │       │
         └───────┘

Given the preceding hierarchy, Table 2 describes what each group variable would contain during each translator phase of a PROMOTE from TEST to REL.

The purge translator is invoked twice during this promote due to the promotion from a non-key group to a key group.