Evaluating filters in a manifest

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Evaluating a catalog manifest shows the Db2 objects that will be included in the Fully Articulated Manifest (FAM) for a given environment when a deployment is initiated from that environment. Use evaluation to verify that the filter definitions, dependencies, and referential relationships produce the expected FAM before you activate the manifest.

Before you begin

  • The manifest to be evaluated must include object filters, either directly or through associated manifests.

Procedure

  1. Open Manage Db2 CD > Manifests, and click Edit for the required manifest.
  2. On the Edit manifest details page, click Evaluate.
  3. In the Evaluate filters dialog, select an environment for evaluation and click Evaluate.
  4. To track progress, click View details.
  5. Optional: To cancel an in-progress evaluation, click Cancel evaluation and export output or Cancel evaluation and discard output.
  6. When the evaluation completes, click View evaluation results.
    The evaluation results contain the following information:
    • A list of objects found for the selected environment that match the criteria in the manifest filters.
      Note:

      For stored procedures, Db2 always uses the active version in the catalog. If a manifest filter specifies an inactive version (for example, V2 when V1 is active), the evaluation results show the active version (V1). During a catalog‑to‑catalog deployment that uses this manifest, the active version is deployed, regardless of which version the filter specifies.

    • Required objects included automatically for objects explicitly added through the filters. The Direct and Indirect columns indicate whether an object is included in the manifest directly (filter match) or indirectly (required-object analysis).

      For example, when a table is added to a manifest, its parent database and table space, along with dependent indexes, triggers, masks, and permissions, are included automatically in the list of objects.

    • Dependency details for objects in the evaluation result (click View dependency).
    • Filters used in the evaluation (click View filters).

What to do next

  • If the evaluation results provide the expected object list, change the manifest status from Draft to Active.
  • If adjustments are needed, refine the filters or associated manifest list, re‑evaluate, and then activate when satisfied.