Creating releases

To create a release, select the applications that are part of the release, and configure the lifecycle for the release.

Before you begin

Create or import applications for the release. See Creating and configuring applications.
Create a lifecycle for the release. See Creating releases.
Configure the release environments for the release. See Configuring release environments.

About this task

As a shortcut, you can duplicate an existing release. To duplicate a release, click Releases & Deployments, find the release, and then click Copy. The new release is included in the table of releases. Then, you can edit the new release.

Procedure

Click Releases & Deployments > Releases.
Next to Releases, click Add New, and specify these details:
1. In the Name field, specify a name.
2. Optional: In the Description field, specify a description for the release.
3. In the Lifecycle field, select the lifecycle for the release.
4. Optional: In the Team field, select the team for the release.
5. In the Target Date field, specify the target date for the release.
Click Save. The new release is included in the list of releases.
To add applications to the release, click the name of the release to open, and specify the details:
1. Next to Participating Applications, click Add New.
2. In the Application list, select an application, and then click Save.
3. In this way, add all of the applications that are part of the release.
Add release environments and approvals to the phases of the lifecycle. The release environments for each phase represent the systems on which the applications are deployed during the phase.
1. Under Release Pipeline, in a phase, next to Environment Reservations, click Add New.
2. Specify the start date and end date during which the release environment is used for the release.
3. In the table of environments, select one or more environments, and then click Save.
4. In this way, add the release environments to each phase of the release lifecycle.
Optional: Assign approvals for the phases:
1. Click the Edit Phase icon.
2. Next to Phase Approvals, click Add New, and specify an approval for the phase.
Optional: Add a process checklist:
1. To add a new checklist, next to Process Checklist, click Add New, and enter the details.
2. To import from a template, click Import from Template.

What to do next

With a release ready, you can schedule deployments for that release. You can see the progress of the release in the Pipeline view.

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