4.5 Requesting for approval from a CAB member

Once you have the change rollout and backout plan in place, you need to get it approved by one or more members of the CAB (Change Advisory Board). Depending on the nature of the change, its impact, risk etc. the approval request might be sent to a manager, supervisor or even the head of the concerned department.

1. From the change’s detailed view, scroll down to the Approvals section and click on Request for CAB Approval.

2. Select a CAB from the drop-down menu to get a list of its members. Select the checkbox corresponding to the one you need the approval of and click Send.

 This sends an auto-generated mail to them. They check to make sure the change does not conflict with other changes or releases that might be coming up and that the plan is exhaustive. Once they approve the request, it reflects on the change’s detailed view and you can start planning the release process.