Creating and importing applications

Applications represent pieces of software that you can deploy in a release.

Before you begin

To import applications from IBM® UrbanCode Deploy, set up a connection to the server as described in Using the integration provider to integrate with IBM UrbanCode Deploy.

About this task

Although you can create a release that is composed entirely of milestones and infrastructure-related tasks, most releases involve deploying applications.

You can create applications by using two methods: creating new applications in IBM UrbanCode Release itself and importing existing applications from IBM UrbanCode Deploy. If you create applications, you can create manual tasks to describe all the actions that are required in a release. If you import applications, you can create automated tasks that run the applications' deployment processes during your release. See Adding manual tasks to deployment plans.

Each release has available to it all the applications that are defined in IBM UrbanCode Release. A release can contain one or more applications, and an application can be part of any number of releases. You can view the list of available applications, including the applications that are associated with an IBM UrbanCode Deploy server, by clicking the navigation list, and then clicking Applications.

Procedure

To manually poll an integrated IBM UrbanCode Deploy server and import applications:
1. Click Integrations.
2. Next to the integration with the IBM UrbanCode Deploy server, click Edit .
3. Click Run Integration.
When the integration is complete, the Last Execution Report window opens, and the applications are listed on the Applications page.
Note: Applications from the integrated IBM UrbanCode Deploy server must contain snapshots before you can deploy them from IBM UrbanCode Release. When you run the integration, application snapshots are imported as versions. You can review the available versions by clicking Applications, selecting the application's name, and examining the Versions pane.
To manually add an application:
1. Click Applications.
2. Click Add New.
3. Specify a name for the application.
4. Specify the team or teams that can access the application.
5. Under Release Environment, select the check boxes next to the environments on which the application can be installed.
6. Click Save.

What to do next

You can include the application in a release. See Creating releases and specifying release details.
If you imported the application, you can create automated tasks to deploy this application. See Adding manual tasks to deployment plans.
You can add quality statuses to versions of the application. See Creating and assigning quality statuses.

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