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Terminology

Below are the common key terms used through the Release Dashboard UI and documentation

Term	Meaning
Release Content	Release Content is the logical grouping of Projects, Packages and Work Items that define a Release
Snapshot	A Snapshot is simply a build of all the Release Content. Similar to how Projects being built generate a unique Project Version, the same can be thought of for a Release and Snapshots. This may be used somewhat interchangeably with Snapshot Content
Snapshot Versions	Since a Release consists of multiple Projects or Packages, when building a Snapshot each Project/Package gets built and versioned individually (Snapshot Version) and aggregated into a Snapshot. You can think of a Snapshot being nothing more than a list of Snapshot Versions or Project Versions
Pipeline Execution	Once a Snapshot is built it then moves through the Pipeline configured on the Release. This is known as a Pipeline Execution.
Release Dashboard	Release Dashboard is nothing more than a tool for visualizing and managing Pipeline Executions.

Action	Description	Notes
Abort Stage	Aborts the Stage and any currently running Gates or Steps in the Stage	Requires Manage Stage Execution permission. The Stage can only be aborted while in a running state (Gates Running, Gates Completed, Steps Running).
Replay Stage	Replay the Stage. Any previously executed Gates or Steps, successful or otherwise, will be replayed as well.	Requires Manage Stage Execution permission. The Stage can only be replayed while in a halted state (Aborted, Failed, Gates Failed, Rejected).
View Execution Variables	The Pipeline used by the Release is able to define runtime Variables to customize execution logic in real time. This button will open a view to visualize the current values of any such Pipeline Variables.	Any user with Read permission on the Release can view this information.
Upload Execution Info	Allows the viewing or modification of the Stage Execution Info.	Any user with Read permission on the Release can view the Stage Execution Info but modifying requires the Upload Execution Info permission.

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Status	Description	Notes
Aborted	The Step or Gate was aborted.	Note that users cannot directly abort Steps or Gates but rather abort the Stage, which indirectly results in an Aborted Step or Gate.
Failed	The Step or Gate failed executing.	Perhaps the most broad status, Failed can occur in a number of ways: Misconfiguration in the Pipeline Definition Failed executions as part of a Step A quality gate not meeting its successful criteria.
Pending Approval	The Gate is awaiting an approval	Both Approval Gate and External Approval Gate will be in this status while waiting for the Approval.
Pending Review	The Step is waiting for Review	Most commonly seen in the Predeploy and Predeploy All Steps
Rejected	The Step has been Rejected by the User
Running	The Step or Gate is currently running
Out of Date	The Gate is Out of Date	Due to the nature of Out of Date, it is only possible for Gates to be Out of Date. For a more detailed description of Out of Date and Pipeline Execution processing see here.
Scheduled	The Step or Gate is currently scheduled
Skipped	The Step or Gate has been skipped due to a precondition being false	Note that skipped is only displayed in the case of a precondition. A user manually skipping or overriding a Gate or Step will show a status of Success.
Success	The Step or Gate has completed successfully.

Status	Description	Notes
Image Added Aborted	The Snapshot was aborted.	Only available while the Snapshot is Pending (building). Note that builds may continue to run if they had already been started prior to abort being initiated.
Image Added Completed	The Snapshot has finished building but is not yet Initiated
Image Added Failed	The Snapshot has failed to build.	Most commonly this occurs if one of the Projects or Packages within the Snapshot failed during build.
Image Added Initiated	The Snapshot has now completed building and is running through the Pipeline Execution
Image Added Pending	The Snapshot Versions are currently building

Status	Description	Notes
Image Added Aborted	The Snapshot Version was aborted.	Typically this is due to the Snapshot itself being aborted but it is also possible an individual build was aborted from the Project Execution screen.
Image Added Completed	A new Snapshot Version has built successfully.	This only displays if the Snapshot Version built a new version, either through Force Build being checked or changes being detected.
Image Added Existing	A previous Snapshot Version was found and used.	This can occur if no changes were detected during build and a valid Project Version already exists that can be used.
Image Added Failed	The Snapshot Version has failed to build.	An error occurred while building this Snapshot Version
Image Added Pending	The Snapshot Version is waiting to be built	Unlike Running, this Snapshot Version is still waiting to be built, typically due to resource limitations.
Image Added Running	The Snapshot Version is currently being built.