User guide

Note: If you cannot find the release template in the list, it may be because its status is inactive.

This is the default status when creating a new release template. Change the status filter in the

Release Templates list title bar from Active to Inactive.

2.11.2 Create Release from Release Template

Releases are instances constructed from the definition created during the configuration of a release template.

3. Choose the New Release button in the Release Template form title bar. A form will appear to configure the

new release.

Note: If the New Release button is disabled, it may be because the release template status is set

to Inactive. In that case, activate the release template by choosing the Activate button in the

release template form title bar. Another reason could be that you are not part of a group that

has the rights to create releases for this release template.

4. Enter the release name in the Name field.

5. If at least one component is of type Builds with application, select the build that will be used for all

components of this type.

Note: There are three ways to select a build.

1. By choosing the Latest link: This will fetch the latest build for the selected build definition that is in

the status Succeeded or Partially Succeeded.

2. By manually entering a build: Simply manually enter the build in the textbox. It will get validated on

Save or Start.

3. By choosing the Select… link: This will open a popup with the today’s build preloaded. Other filters

are available to select a build from a different date.

6. If components need to be configured at this time, you will see a section in the form where you can complete

the component configuration. The Components section helps you determine the locations of the files

supporting the deployment of the different components. This is refer to as the Package Location.

7. Select Start to immediately start the release. Or select Create to persist the changes and allow you to do

further editing of other data such as configuration variable values. Selecting Cancel will conclude the

creation process, discarding any configuration changes you may have made.

8. Go to the Configuration Variables panel. The values seen here come from those existing in the release

template at the moment the release was created. They can be modified for this release. However, the

changes will only apply to the current release (they won’t be reflected back to the release template or other

releases).

Note: In a release template, any modification to components and/or their configuration variable values will

not impact already existing releases.