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 main menu:

  1. Select 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