Release Manager Processes

Release Manager includes the following process apps:

• Release Trains

  Manages release trains from concept approval through scheduling and scoping, construction, verification, and deployment. Each train must meet specific exit criteria before it can pass to the next phase or "stage gate."

  Refer to About Release Trains.

• Application Releases

  Manages the release of an application instance, such as a version. Business requests, development tasks, and other work items are associated with application releases.

  Refer to About Application Releases.

• Turnovers

  Manages deployments of release trains or application releases to various environments through a set of deployment tasks.

  Refer to About Turnovers.

• Environments

  Create, schedule, and track environments.

  Refer to About Environments.

• Runbook

  A template of automated and manual tasks used for turnovers.

  Refer to About Runbooks and Deployment Tasks.

• Approvals

  Manages approvals for release trains, stage gates, and milestones.

  Refer to About Approvals, Stage Gates, and Milestones.

• Manual Deployment Tasks

  Tracks manual deployment tasks used for turnovers.

• Sample Business Requests and Development Tasks

  Sample process apps that model how you can integrate custom SBM process apps with Release Manager. Refer to Business Request and Development Task Integration