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2.12 Deploy a Release
2.12.1 Open a Draft Release
We are assuming in this section that a release has already been configured.
1. In the main menu, choose Track Releases. Then, in the sub-menu, choose Releases. The list of In
Progress releases will appear.
2. Change the status filter in the Releases list title bar from In Progress to Draft.
3. Double-click the release you want to start.
2.12.2 Start a Release
We are assuming in this section that the release status is Draft.
4. Choose the Start button in the Release form title bar. The status of the release will change to In Progress.
Note: If the release status changes to Rejected after you choose the Start button, it may be
because the Accept Deployment step is automated and the release automatically jumped to the
Deploy step which failed. Check the View Log section to review what happened.
5. Context will be immediately placed in the View Log section, where you will be presented with a log of all
events associated to the release. If any actions are required of you, a My Approval Requests section will
appear and the context will be automatically switched to it. At this point, you should be able to see an
Accept Deployment step in Pending status. The release will stay in this state until the owner of the
Accept Deployment step accepts or rejects the deployment.
2.12.3 Accept Deployment in Stage
We are assuming in this section that the Accept Deployment step status is Pending.
6. If you are the owner (Approver) of the Accept Deployment step, go to the Action Requests tab. The
action requests list will contain a Validate Deployment action request.
Note: The action requests list shows a list of all the Approve/Reject actions you need to perform
for the current release.
7. Select the Accept Deployment action from the list and choose the Approve button on top of the action
request list.
8. Go back to the Log tab. The status of the Accept Deployment step will now be set to Done and a new
Deploy step with status Pending is now visible.
2.12.4 Retry a Failed Deployment
We are assuming in this section that the release status is Rejected because the deployment step failed.
9. Go to the Log tab. The first entry in the log will be the last deployment attempt.
10. Choose the ellipsis button ( ) in the Details column of the rejected Deploy step. The Deployment Log
popup window will appear. The deployment log will help you determine why the deployment failed.
11. Make the necessary adjustments to the release configuration and/or its component.