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11. Choose the Save & Close button in the Release Path form title bar to persist your changes. The new
release path will now appear in the list of active release paths.
2.10 Configuring Release Templates and Components
2.10.1 Create a new Release Template
A Release Template is the definition of the workflow used for releasing an application.
1. In the main menu, choose Configure Apps. Then, in the sub-menu, choose Release Templates. The list of
active release templates will appear.
2. Choose the New button in the Release Templates list title bar. A form allowing you to define the new
release template will appear.
3. Enter the General Information and configure Security. This information can be edited at a later time by
selecting Properties.
4. As part of the General Information you will need to select a Release Path and a Build Definition.
Note: The Release Path dropdown will only contain the release paths that are active, allowed to
the logged in user (depending on its group(s) security). The Build Definition selection will only
appear if the system has been configured with at least one TFS Connection and is required only
if one of the components to deploy uses the “Builds with application” as its source.
5. When all required information is entered accordingly, choose the Create button to generate a new Release
Template. Be aware that this new Release Template will be inactive by default.
6. After the release template is created, it is always possible to access the General Information and Security
by choosing the Properties hyperlink on the top left of the Release template.
7. Define the deployment activities to perform in the Deployment Sequence section by using the elements in
the Toolbox. Be aware that any action or component can be executed only inside a server. To add or create
new Components, see the next section.
8. Activate the Release template so it can be used to create releases.
2.10.2 Create a new Component from a Release Template
Components describe every part needed to deploy a complete application.
1. In the toolbox, choose the Components node and open its context menu. Choose Add from the context
menu. This will present a list of components available for inclusion, and it also provides the ability to
create new components.
2. Choose the New button on top of the list of components in order to associate a new component to the
release template. A form within a popup window will appear allowing you to define the new component.
3. Enter the component name in the Name field.
4. Go to the Source tab.