Configuring Tasks to Create and Run a Deployment Plan

The fields that are displayed when configuring tasks to run CA Release Automation deployment plans are described in the following table.

Field	Description	Example Values
Title	Title of the deployment task	CA Release Automation Process
Description	Description of the task
Action	The action to execute on the item; select Create and Run Deployment Plan	Create and Run Deployment Plan
Application	The CA Release Automation application for which the deployment plan will be executed	Qlarius-Online
Project	The name of the CA Release Automation project	Qlarius Online Project
Environment	Select each environment in which you want to execute the task. These are the environments configured in the deployment path. For example, Dev, Test, and Prod.
Plan Name	Enter a name for the deployment plan to be created. Note: Release Control will check for a duplicate plan name and build number within the selected project and will mark the deployment task as invalid if a duplicate exists. Use Run Deployment to run an existing plan. On Retry, no new deployment plan will be created; the previously created plan will be redeployed.	Plan40
Artifact Package	Select the CA Release Automation artifact package to associate with this deployment plan.	<select>
Deployment Plan Type	Select the CA Release Automation plan type for the plan you want to run.	<select>
Deployment Stage	Select a deployment stage to be executed after deployment is created. This stage and all preceding stages available in the configuration are executed. For example, if the stages you have configured are Initialization, Validation, Deployment, Post-Deployment and you select if Deployment here, Initialization, Validation, and Deployment will be executed. If no deployment stage is selected, all stages available in the configuration are executed. See Deployment Stage in CA Release Automation Actions Configuration Details.	<select>
Category	Select the CA Release Automation category template.	<select>
Category Properties	Enter category properties to further filter the selection.	Fill properties
<Parameters>	When a CA Release Automation category template is selected, its parameters appear. Fill in the parameter values as needed for the CA Release Automation job. They will be passed to CA Release Automation as entered, even if blank or null.	<any parameters defined for the selected category template>
Template	This field requires the CA Release Automation category to be selected.	<select>
Build	Enter text to identify the build	Build 001
Job Prefix	Optionally enter a job prefix; if entered here, this overrides any entered for the plugin configuration