Creating Environments

Environments are created in the Environments process app. Environments items can be linked to Release Automation environments.

Environments must be created and placed online before they can be reserved for release trains or assigned to a turnover. A typical environment set might include staging, QA, and production environments, but you can create and name the environments needed for your organization.

To create an environment:

1. Click +New.
2. Search for the project that will store your environment, and then select the project to open a Submit form. (By default, the Environments project is used to store environments.)
3. Provide a name for the environment, such as Staging or Production, and then select one of these Release Automation options:
   • Create new environment

     Creates environments in the Environments project and in Release Automation.

   • Link to existing environment

     Create the environment in the Environments project and link to an existing Release Automation application. Click the Get RA Environment button, and then select the environment.

   • Do not link to Release Automation

     Create the application only in the Environments project.

4. Select the release engineer who will be responsible for the environment, and then click Submit.
5. Click the Place Online button to activate the environment.