To create a new release, navigate to the Search Releases screen using the Releases menu.
Click on the 
button to create a release. To edit a release, click on the release name link in the Name column.
Field | Description |
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Name | The name of the release. |
| Status | The current status of the release (read-only).
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Description | An optional description for the release. |
Start Date | The date and time in which the release was started (read-only). |
| End Date | The date and time in which the release was ended/completed (read-only). |
| Pipeline | The pipeline which is used to process snapshots for the release. |
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To add multiple projects at a time to the release using filter criteria, click on the 
button.
Optionally enter a criteria in the Project Name or Path field to filter the project list, and click the 
button to filter button. Next, select one or more projects to add to the release, and click 
the button, or simply click the 
button to add all projects displayed to the release.
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Once a release is completed, click the 
button to end the release. Like paused/suspended releases, snapshots can be created and sent for execution once ended. Ended releases cannot be resumed, and at this point you would need to create a new release.
Change Management
The Change Management System tab allows association of the release with any Change Management Instance which was configured in the topology. You must create the instance prior to configuring your release to it. Edit a Release, and select a Change Management System Instance from the drop down to associate it to the release. Association of a Change Management Instance is optional, and used only to integrate with ServiceNow.
Field | Description |
|---|---|
Change Management Instance | The Change Management Instance in Topology to associate with this release. Optional. |
The Default tab provides configuration which applies to every stage of the associated pipeline. Check the Require Change Ticket for Deployment checkbox if you want to enforce that every stage in the pipeline have an associated change ticket in order to submit a deployment request for that stage/environment. If any of the execution related steps (e.g. Deploy, Deploy All, etc.) are executed in the pipeline for a stage which requires a ticket, and no ticket is provided, the step will fail indicating a ticket is required.
The Environment Configuration allows configuration by pipeline stage. To override from the default, click the 
button, and then click the 
button to add a new row. In the row, select the environment/stage, and indicate whether or not you wish to require a change ticket. The execution behavior is the same as with default configuration when execution related steps are performed in the the particular environment within the pipeline. To delete the configuration override for a an environment, click the 
button in the row. The fallback to the settings on the Defaults tab, click the 
button.
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To require a change ticket for Production only, set Require Change Ticket for Deployment to "No" on the Defaults tab, and add an override for Production environment with Require Change Ticket for Deployment" set to "Yes" (on the Environment Configuration tab). |
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The Release Manager role could have Group1 as a member for Release1 and Group2 as a member for Release2. |
The list of pipeline roles from the associated pipeline are displayed along the left-hand side. To view the members, select a pipeline role. Those members are displayed on the right.
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The Pipeline Properties tab lists the properties, according to the metadata defined on the associated pipeline. Enter or select values to decorate the release.
The properties are available as variables in the pipeline Groovy scripts, to deployment workflows, and their plugins. These properties are very powerful, as they enable customization of pipelines.
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The property is referenced in Groovy and shell scripts using the property code. You can view the property code by hovering over the |
Security
The pipeline associated to the release optionally defines a set of pipeline roles, and assigns them default permissions related to releases. The Security tab allows for viewing of those roles, the default granted permissions, and allows override for that release if necessary.
By default, the permissions are defined and shared (by all releases) on the pipeline. As shown above, you can see the permissions which are inherited by the release from the associated pipeline. To override, click on the 
button. To fallback to the default permissions defined by the pipeline, click on the 
button. When overriding the security, the page flips from read-only to editable check-boxes.
Permission | Description |
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Read | Grants the pipeline role permission to view release. |
| Create/Update | Grants the pipeline role permission to create and update the release. Applies to header level fields like name and description only. |
| Create Snapshot | Grants the pipeline role permission to create snapshots for the release. Includes builds associated to release, direct creation of snapshot, and promotion of existing project version to the release. |
| Configure Project List | Grants the pipeline role permission to add/remove projects and packages to/from the release. |
| Configure Pipeline | Grants the pipeline role permission to associate the release to another pipeline. |
| Configure CMS | Grants the pipeline role permission to configure the Change Management tab of the release. |
| Manage Lifecycle | Grants the pipeline role permission to perform lifecycle actions on the release (replay stage, abort, etc.). |
| Grant Permissions | Grants the pipeline role permission to configure the Security |
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The permissions are only relevant to FlexDeploy Group and FlexDeploy User members of pipeline roles. Email address members do not inherit permissions, as they cannot login to FlexDeploy. |