To build or deploy a project you must first open it in the Projects Explorer by double-clicking on the project or right-clicking and selecting Open.

On the Execute tab you will see two sections titled Current State of Project Deployments and Project Activity. Current State of Project Deployments section is not available on Partial Deployment Projects.

The Current State of Project Deployments indicates which environments contain which version of the project. If the project has not been deployed to an environment it will not appear in the list. This provides an easy to access summary of this project's current deployment state across all environments.

The Project Activity identifies all build and deployment requests along with the execution status for each request, whether completed/failed, pending approval, scheduled or in progress. The Workflow Request columns provides details pertaining to the build or deployment request that was submitted. Once a workflow request begins execution the Workflow Execution columns will provide details pertaining to its execution on the target instance. The Figure below describes the status lifecycle of a workflow request and its workflow execution.

Object Type	Status	Description
Workflow Request	Initiated	The initial status that a request receives when it has first been submitted.
	Pending Approval	Indicates that one or more approvals are required before the request will be sent for execution.
	Scheduled	Indicates that the request has been scheduled for execution at some time in the future.
	Rejected	Indicates that an approval task or scheduled task for the request has been rejected/cancelled.
	Aborted	The workflow execution was aborted by the user for this request.
	Ready	Indicates that the request has received any required approvals or reached the scheduled time and is ready to begin execution.
	Submitted	Indicates that the request has been sent for execution.
	Failed	Indicates that the request has failed.
	Completed	Indicates that the request has been successfully executed.
Workflow Execution	Queued	The initial status when a request is ready for execution.
	Running	Indicates that execution is in progress.
	Aborted	The workflow execution was aborted by the user.
	Failure	Indicates that the execution has failed.
	Success	Indicates that the execution has completed successfully.

Building a Standard Project

From the Execution tab, click the Build button.

Enter values in the Build Request Form as described in the table below.

Field	Required	Description
Environment	Yes	The environment to execute the build on. Note that if there is only one environment configured for the build, it will be preselected.
Instance	Yes	The instance to execute the build on. Note that if there is only one instance configured for the build workflow it is preselected and marked and read-only.
Stream	Yes	Select project stream to build from. Defaults to main stream (trunk). You can select any branch stream configured on the Project Configuration screen.
Force Build	No	If selected, forces the build even though no changes detected in the source. By default only build if there is any change from last build.
Workflow Version Override	No	Optionally select the version of the workflow to execute. Defaults to the active version. Defaults to the active version.
Workflow Inputs	Depends	Enter values for any inputs that are configured for the build workflow. The workflow itself defines whether each input is required or not.
Related Tickets	Depends	Optionally, a ticket for your issue tracking system may be required.

Click the Submit Request button to submit the build request.

Deploying a Standard Project

From the Execution tab, click the Deploy button.

Enter values in the Deployment Request Form as described in the table below.

Field	Required	Description
Project Version	Yes	The version of the project to submit for deployment.
Environment	Yes	The environment to execute the deployment on.
Deploy Instance(s)	Yes	The instance(s) to execute the deployment on. The list of instances which appear in the list are the deploy instances which are configured for the project.
Force Deploy	Yes	Force a deployment to occur even if the project version is already current in the selected environment. Defaults to No.
Exception To Window	Yes	Indicate that the deployment is being requested to run outside of any defined deployment window, triggering an approval. Defaults to No.
Start Time	No	An optional delayed start time for the deployment.
Workflow Version Override	No	Optionally select the version of the workflow to execute. Defaults to the active version.
Workflow Inputs	Depends	Enter values for any inputs that are configured for the deploy workflow.

Click the Submit Request button to submit the deployment request.

Building a Partial Deployment Project

Two options available for partial project types.

Build All Files
Build Selected Files.

Build All Files option will display the Build request form same as standard project's Build request form. Once submitted, it will perform Populate from SCM operation and adds all new files populated from SCM and all existing files and creates package. The package name is same as Project Version. Build All Files option will be disabled, if you don't have permission to Populate from SCM for the project as it auto populates the files.

Build Selected Files option will display the following Build request form and gives option to select one or more files.

Enter values in the Build Request Form as described in the table below.

Field	Required	Description
Environment	Yes	The environment to execute the build on. Note that if there is only one environment configured for the build, it will be preselected.
Instance	Yes	The instance to execute the build on. Note that if there is only one instance configured for the build workflow it is preselected and marked and read-only.
Stream	Yes	Select project stream to build from. Defaults to main stream (trunk). You can select any branch stream configured on the Project Configuration screen.
Force Build	No	If selected, forces the build even though no changes detected in the source. By default only build if there is any change from last build. Currently only appears when SVN is selected as SCM Type in Project Configuration.
Workflow Version Override	No	Optionally select the version of the workflow to execute. Defaults to the active version. Defaults to the active version.
Workflow Inputs	Depends	Enter values for any inputs that are configured for the build workflow. The workflow itself defines whether each input is required or not.
Related Tickets	Depends	Optionally, a ticket for your issue tracking system may be required.
Package Name	No	The name of the package. If no name is given, it will default to the Project Version.

Adding Files

To update the files to be a part of this build, enter a portion of the File Name and select the Add File button. The files that contain this field will be added to the list.

You can also select the button to add any files that have changed since the last build.

Alternatively, you can add files from a previous package. Select the Add Files(s) from Package button and the following screen pops up:

You can filter the list of packages by entering a portion of the name and select one of the search options (Starts with, Ends with, Contains, Equals) and press the Search button. To remove the search criteria, press the Reset button. Choose the package you would like to add files from by clicking on the Project Version or Package Name link. The following screen will pop up allowing you to select the files from that package:

Filtering the list of files can be done by entering a portion of the name and clicking the Filter button. Then only the files containing the filter string will be displayed.

You may either add the selected files by pressing the Add Selected button or add all the currently filtered files by pressing the Add All button. To return to the Add Files from Package Screen, press the Back to Select Package button. The Cancel button will return you to the Build Request Form.

Note: The revision in the package may be blank for 2 reasons, either the package was created before revisions were tracked or the files is Sources from EBS and not SCM. If it is sourced from EBS, the build will once again take the file available in EBS and not the file that was built in the package you selected.

Removing Files

To remove files from the list of files to be included in the build, select the files and select Remove from the Selected Files drop down.

Clear Revisions

It clear the revisions for the files that are selected, go to the Selected Files drop down and choose Clear Revisions.

Entering Revisions

On the Build Request Form, you can add revisions for each file you are building. Currently, these revisions all must be contained by the stream you selected for the build.

You may enter the revision in the text box or click the magnifying glass to look up the revision. When looking up the revision, the following screen will pop up:

You may enter a filter text which will show those revisons that either the Revison or Commit Message contain the Filter Text. To select the revision you want, click on the Revision link.

A empty revision will default to the Head revision on the selected stream.

Selecting Files

To help with selecting and unselecting files the Select drop down has the following options:

All – Selects all the files in the list
None – Unselects all the files in the list
Invert - Unselects all the files that are currently selected and selects all the files that are currently unselected.

You may also manually check and uncheck the files with the check box at the start of each row.

Ordering Files

At times, the order of both build and deploy can be important. You can control the order by the sequence of the files in the list. If you need to alter the order, use the Up Button to move the selected row(s) up one row. If multiple rows are selected, the top row is moved up by 1 row, the remaining selected rows are placed right below the highest selected row. Use the Down Button to move the selected row(s) down one row. If multiple rows are selected, the bottom row is moved down by 1 row, the remaining selected rows are placed right above the lowest selected row.

Submitting

Click the Submit Request button to submit the build request.

Deploying a Partial Deployment Project

From the Execution tab of a partial deploy project, click the Deploy button.

Enter values in the Deployment Request Form as described in the table below.

Field	Required	Description
Project Version	Yes	The version of the project to submit for deployment.
Environment	Yes	The environment to execute the deployment on.
Deploy Instance(s)	Yes	The instance(s) to execute the deployment on. The list of instances which appear in the list are the deploy instances which are configured for the project.
Force Deploy	Yes	Force a deployment to occur even if the project version is already current in the selected environment. Defaults to No.
Exception To Window	Yes	Indicates that the deployment is being requested to run outside of any defined deployment window, triggering an approval. Defaults to No.
Stop when Package Fails	Yes	When deploying multiple packages, if a prior package fails, the remaining packages will not be deployed.
Start Time	No	An optional delayed start time for the deployment.
Flex Fields	Depends	Optionally, you can create flex fields for the user to enter as a part of the request. In the Figure above, the Flex Field is Change #.
Workflow Version Override	No	Optionally select the version of the workflow to execute. Defaults to the active version.
Workflow Inputs	Depends	Enter values for any inputs that are configured for the deploy workflow.

By default the Deployment Request Form will populate with the most recently built package. To modify the list of packages to be deployed, click the Select More Packages button and the screen in the figure below will pop up.

You can Search using Package and Project Version names by entering the text and selecting the search option (either Starts with, Ends with, Equals, or Contains) as shown above and clicking the Search button. The search results will appear in the table.

Field	Required	Description
Match	Yes	Select the Any radio button to indicate that the search results should include packages that contain either Project Version or Package Name search string, or the All radio button to indicate that the search results should only include packages that contain both the Project Version and Package Name search string.
Project Version	No	Select the search option (either Starts with, Ends with, Equals, or Contains) and enter the text to search for project versions.
Package Name	No	Select the search option (either Starts with, Ends with, Equals, or Contains) and enter the text to search for package names.

If you would like to add a package to the deployment, click the Red + sign. To remove a package, click the red X. The green check mark indicates that the files have been added. Click the Save button to accept the files, or the Cancel button to cancel the changes.

Finally, to control the order that the packages are deployed, enter the priority values as shown in the Figure below. If the priority is a lower value, it will deploy first. Higher values will deploy later. If they have the same priority, they may deploy at the same time.

If you would like to see the file details for a package, click on the arrow in front of the package:

When you have the set of packages you wish to deploy, click the Submit Request button to submit the deployment request. Each package will run as a separate workflow request and workflow execution in the Project Activity table.

Testing a Project

From the Execution tab, click the Test button.

Enter values in the Run Tests Request Form as described below.

Field	Required	Description
Environment	Yes	The environment to execute the test on. The environment, along with the instance, is used to determine the tests to execute based on strategy.
Instance	Yes	The instance to execute the test against. The instance, along with the environment, is used to determine the tests to execute based on strategy.
Stream	Yes	The stream to execute the test against. Along with strategy, the stream helps identify which tests will be executed.
Test Type	Yes	Restricts the test type to execute within the strategy matching the given environment and instance.
Test Set	Yes	Restricts the test set to be executed within the matching strategy and test type.
Test Definition	Yes	Restricts the tests to be executed within the matching strategy, test type, and test set.

Click the Submit Request button to submit the test execution.

Monitoring Project Workflow Request

Once a project build or deployment request has been submitted, the request status can be monitored by clicking on the Request Id.

You can click on the Refresh button and watch the statuses progress throughout the lifecycle until it is either Failed or Completed. To see more details about an request click on the id in the Request Id column of the Project Activity section.

Read more about the Project Workflow Request.

Monitoring Project Workflow Execution

Once a project build or deployment request has been submitted it can be monitored by clicking on the Execution Id.

You can click on the Refresh button and watch the statuses progress throughout the lifecycle until it is either a Failure or Success. To see more details about an execution click on the id in the Execution Id column of the Project Activity section.

Read more about the Project Workflow Execution.

FlexDeploy 4.0.3

Build & Deploy Projects