Stage Actions
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. |
Step/Gate Actions
Action | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Approve Step/Gate | Approve the focused Step or Gate. | A Step or Gate that requires approval will generate a task in FlexDeploy which can be approved or rejected from the Tasks screen. This is simply a shortcut to approve the task directly from the dashboard.  Optional notes can be provided during approval to provide more context for audit purposes. Approval Role - Only users in the FD Administrators group or the specified Role on the step can approve. The Manage Step Execution and Manage Gate Execution permissions are not involved here. |
 Fullscreen | Open the Step or Gate details in a full-screen viewer. | Default keyboard shortcut ⌨️ is |
 Override Step/Gate | Override (i.e Skip) the current Gate or Step. | Similar to Approve/Reject, Override can only be used by FD Administrators and those configured on the Override Role in the Gate or Step. |
 Reject Step/Gate | Reject the Step or Gate. | See notes on Approve Step/Gate above |
 Replay Step/Gate | Replays the Step or Gate. The Step or Gate must be in a failed state (Aborted, Failed, Rejected). | Requires the Manage Step Execution or Manage Gate Execution permission. |
Skip Step/Gate | Skips the Step or Gate. Similar to replay the Step or Gate must be in a failed state. | Unlike Override, Skip simply requires the Manage Step/Gate Execution permissions to be used. |
 View Pipeline Step/Gate Definition | View the configuration for the Step/Gate defined on the Pipeline. |
Stage Statuses
Status | Description | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Aborted | The Stage was aborted. | In most cases this is due to a user manually aborting the Stage. There are a select few background processes that may abort a Stage. For example when Force Completing a Release any running stages will be aborted. |
 Failed | The Stage has failed. | This is typically the result of a Step within the Stage failing. |
 Gates Completed | Gates have completed and Steps are waiting to process. | When a Stage is in this status it typically means there is another Pipeline Execution running Steps in the same Stage. Once the latter execution completes this Stage will move on to Running Steps. |
 Gates Failed | One or more Gates within the Stage have failed. | |
 Gates Running | The Stage is currently running Gates. | Note that any Gate waiting on some user interaction or external system still falls under this status. Waiting on user approval in an Approval Gate for example. |
 Not Started | The Stage has not begun to execute. This will only occur if a Stage prior to this one is still executing. | |
 Out of Date | The Stage has been superseded and is now Out of Date. | At any given time there may multiple Pipeline Executions running for a Release. If at any point the latest Pipeline Execution proceeds to a later Stage than previous Pipeline Executions, they will be marked as Out of Date. |
Rejected | The Stage has been rejected by a user, most commonly via an Approval Gate. | |
 Skipped | The Stage has been skipped. | This can only occur via a Stage precondition in the Pipeline Definition or by providing the Skip Stages input during Snapshot creation. |
 Steps Running | The Stage is currently running Steps. | |
 Success | The Stage has been successfully completed. |
Step/Gate Statuses
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:
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 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. |