Creating Releases

To configure general information and create a release:

  1. From the Workbench shortcut bar, select Deployment Mgmt > Releases.

    The Release Workbench opens.

  2. Click New Release.

    The Release window opens.

  3. Complete the fields as specified in the following table.

    Field Name

    Description

    Release Name

    The name of the release.

    Release Status

    The current status of the Release.

    • New

    • Open

    • Code Freeze

    • Closed

    Release Manager

    The name of the release management user who has control over the particular release. Only release management users who can manage releases are listed.

    Release Team

    The users who have access to the particular release. This is a validated list of security groups and is used for informational purposes only.

    Release Group

    A generic grouping of releases which allows the release manager to group releases into logical categories such as customization.

    Description

    The description of the release.

  4. Add packages to the release.

    For information on how to add packages, see Adding Packages to Releases .

  5. Add requests to the release.

    For information on how to add requests, see Adding Requests to Releases .

  6. To allow other release management users to add packages and requests to the release, click Open Release.

  7. Click OK.