* You have an SAP Solution Manager user to which you have assigned the roles required for uploading. See [SAP Solution Manager Administration](https://help.sap.com/viewer/c413647f87a54db59d18cb074ce3dafd/7.2.12/en-US/11505ddff03c4d74976dae648743e10e.html).
* You have created a change document.
* You have installed the Change Management Client with the needed certificates. See [Change Management Client](transportRequestUploadSOLMAN.md#Change-Management-Client).
## Specifying the Change Document
The target of the status check is a change document identified by an identifier (ID).
Specify the ID by [step parameter](transportRequestUploadSOLMAN#By-Step-Parameter) or [common pipeline environment](transportRequestUploadSOLMAN#Common-Pipeline-Environment).
## Return Value
The step `isChangeInDevelopment` returns a boolean value by setting the custom key
`custom.isChangeInDevelopment` of the common pipeline environment:
-`true` if the change document is in status `in development`.
-`false` if the change document is _**not**_ in status `in development`. In this case, `AbortException` terminates the execution of the pipeline job.
```groovy
// pipeline script
isChangeInDevelopment( script: this )
...
```
You can omit this exception by setting the configuration parameter `failIfStatusIsNotInDevelopment` to `false`: