Using the Dimensions CM Plugins

The Dimensions CM plugin enables you to do the following:

• Use release baselines in Dimensions CM to promote, demote, and deploy your item revisions.
• Use requests in Dimensions CM to promote, demote, and deploy your item revisions.
• Associate Dimensions CM requests with Release Control requests.

After configuration is complete, you can do the following in Release Control release packages:

In the Requests tab:

• Add Dimensions CM requests to release packages as requests.
• View Dimensions CM requests that have been added.
  • View requests in the Requests tab.
  • Open the Dimensions CM request by clicking the name link.
• Synchronize request data from Dimensions CM using the Reload Request Data button.

In the Deployment Units tab:

• Associate baselines with deployment units.
• Associate requests with deployment units.
• Open the Dimensions CM baseline by clicking the name link.
• Open the Dimensions CM request by clicking the name link.
• Synchronize data from Dimensions CM using the Reload Deployment Unit Data button.

In the Deployment Tasks tab:

• Configure tasks to promote, demote, or deploy Dimensions CM baselines.
• Configure tasks to promote, demote, or deploy Dimensions CM requests.

For more information, see the following:

• Associating Dimensions CM Requests with Release Control
• Associating Baselines with Deployment Units
• Associating Requests as Deployment Units
• About Dimensions CM Deployment Tasks
• Creating Baselines
• Creating Requests