Release Manager provides several views into your release activities:
These views are available when the Release Mgmt application group is pinned and selected. Views are available to all Release Manager users, but privileges determine which data is visible to users in each view.
Release Dashboard
The Release Dashboard includes widgets with graphical reports that show the overall health of your release activities. By default, widgets with the following reports are provided:
- Current overdue milestones
- Open exit criteria
- Release train throughput
- Deployment failure by application release
- Turnovers by environment by state
- Release train status by type
Administrators can remove the default widgets from the Release Dashboard. They can also add custom widgets. These changes are visible to all Release Manager users.
Users can resize and reorganize the widgets in the Release Dashboard, but they can only remove widgets they have added.
Timelines
Timelines present the overall status for release trains and application releases in a calendar format. Use the Release Train Timeline to see information about trains; use the Application Releases Timeline to see information about releases.
For example:
- By default, information is shown for all release trains or
application releases. Click
View All to change the filter to show only active trains or
releases. You can also customize the timeline by selecting a different listing
report.
Note: Changes apply only to the user currently viewing the timeline and for the current browser session.
- Select a train or application release to view its details.
- Hover over icons or colors on the timeline to see specific details about a train or application release.
- Click the
Information icon to view a key.
Calendar Views
Release Manager provides several system calendar views that show various release metrics in a calendar view. Each of these system views has feeds that show schedules for these applications; users can choose which of the feeds to view for a browser session.
The following default feeds are included with the system Calendar views:
- Release Calendar
- Release Trains - Shows end dates for all trains, along with train status.
- Application Releases - Shows the time span between the QA complete date and end date for all application releases, along with release status.
- Milestones - Shows due dates for all milestones, along with the approval state.
- Turnovers - Shows last deployment date for all turnovers, along with deployment result.
- Release Trains/Application Releases
- Scoping Complete Dates
- Construction Complete Dates
- QA Complete Dates
- End Dates
- Due Dates of Milestones
- Turnovers/Environments
- Submit Dates
- Deployment Dates
- Approvals
- Due Dates
Administrators can edit and remove the default feeds from each system Calendar view. They can also add custom feeds. These changes are visible to all Release Manager users.
Users can add Calendar feeds to the system views, but they can only remove feeds they have added.
Activity Views
Release Manager provides system Activity views that give users easy access to release items based on feeds.
Three types of Activity views are provided:
- Release Activity
Shows all release trains, application releases, approvals, environments, runbooks, and turnovers.
- My Activity
Depending on the selected application in the navigation pane, shows all items owned by the logged-in user. For example, "My Approvals" shows all approvals owned by the user who is logged in.
- All Activity
Depending on the selected application in the navigation pane, shows all items. For example, "All Release Trains" shows all release trains in the system.
Administrators can edit and remove the default feeds from each system Activity view. They can also add custom feeds. These changes are visible to all Release Manager users.
Users can add Activity feeds to the system views, but they can only remove feeds they have added.
Custom Reports
Release Manager includes the power of SBM reports, enabling you to define search, display, and sorting information for release activities. Reports offer real-time data based on the report criteria, giving users current information when they need it. Several types of report formats are available, including lists, tables, and charts.
Reports can be added to Dashboard views. For details, refer to the Release Manager online help.