Release Management Reports

ALM provides several reports that can be run to provide summary data and scheduling information about releases in the system.

To generate a report, from the PPM menu bar:

1. Select Open > Reports > Create Report.

2. On the Submit New Report page, in the Report Category field, select Demand Management.

3. Click the link for the desired report, and complete all required and any optional filter fields,

4. Click Submit.

For more information about reports, see the Reports Guide and Reference.

• ALM - Forward Schedule of Releases Report

  The ALM - Forward Schedule of Releases report is a key report used in the release management process. The output of this report is a list of all releases that are scheduled to be implemented into the LIVE environment.

  Table 3-21 describes the filter fields for the report.

  Table 3-21. ALM - Forward Schedule of Releases report filter fields

  Field Name	Description
  Report Title	Title of the report. Type any alphanumeric string (up to 200 characters in length).
  Start FSC Period	Searches for releases created after the specified FSC date.
  End FSC Period	Searches for releases created before the specified FSC date.
  Request Type	Request type to filter on.

  Figure 3-31 shows sample output for the ALM - Forward Schedule of Releases report.

  Figure 3-31. ALM - Forward Schedule of Releases report output

  

• ALM - Release Content Report

  The ALM - Release Content Report provides a list of RFCs that have been incorporated into a release.

  The table below describes the filter fields for the report.

  Table 3-22. ALM - Release Content Report filter fields

  Field Name (*Required)	Description
  Report Title	Title of the report. Type any alphanumeric string (up to 200 characters in length).
  Request Type	Request type to filter on.
  *Release ID	Specify the release whose contents you want to list.

  Figure 3-32 shows sample output for the ALM - Release Content Report.

  Figure 3-32. ALM - Release Content Report output

  

• ALM - Release Summary Report

  The ALM - Release Summary Report provides a list of releases that have been implemented.

  Table 3-23 describes the filter fields for the report.

  Table 3-23. ALM - Release Summary Report filter fields

  Field Name	Description
  Request Type	Request type to filter on.
  Release Status	Searches for releases with the specified status.
  Release Type	Searches for releases of a specific type.
  Time Period From	Searches for releases created after the specified date.
  Time Period To	Searches for releases created before the specified date.

  Figure 3-33 shows sample output for the ALM - Release Summary Report report.

  Figure 3-33. ALM - Release Summary Report output