Creating/Editing a Release

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
Name	The name of the release.
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.
Primary Manager	The Release Manager used for notifications.
Secondary Manager	A secondary Release Manager used for notifications.
Status	The current status of the release (read-only). Status are: Not Started - the release is not yet started, and is not eligible to process snapshot Started - the release is eligible to process snapshots Suspended - the release has been paused, and is not currently eligible to process snapshots Completed - the release has ended, and will never process snapshots again (cannot be resumed).

To add a project to the release, enter the project name in the Search Projects to Add input field, and click the button. Configure the project details as defined below.

Column	Description
Priority	The name of the release.
Application Path	The fully-qualified path of the project (read-only).
Project Name	The name of the project.
Project Type	The type of the project (read-only) EBS Oracle Managed File Transfer Oracle Business Intelligence Oracle Database Oracle Forms Salesforce <Not Specified> - all other project types
Project Stream	The stream used for the project/package. Only one stream per project/package per release may be used.
Group Name	An optional group name for the project/package, so that multiple projects/packages can be "grouped" together. Optionally used by Deploy All, Test All, and Execute All pipeline stage steps.
Request All Files	Identifies whether the project is using selected files or all files for the release. Only applies to partial deployment projects. See also Managing Files for Partial Deployment.
Package Name	The package name for the project (required for partial deployment projects if not Request All Files).

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.

You can add multiple packages to the release for the same project. Simply add the same project to the release and provide the package name.

Click the button to save your changes. To start the release, and allow snapshots to be created and sent to the pipeline for execution, click the button.

To temporarily pause the application so that no snapshots can be created and sent for execution, click the button. A paused release can be resumed by clicking the button again.

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.