Serena Release Automation
User's Guide

4.0.1

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Publication date: January 2013


List of Figures

1. Deployment Process
2. Process Editor with a Component Process Containing a Switch Step
3. Architectural Overview
4. Services and Process Workflow
5. Single Data Center Configuration
6. Multiple Data Centers
7. Agent Processes
8. Stateless Communication
9. Crossing Network Boundaries
10. New Component Dialog
11. Source Config Type
12. Imported Artifacts
13. Create New Process
14. Process Design Pane
15. Adding a Step to the Process
16. Edit Properties Dialog
17. Connection Tool
18. Finished Connection
19. Completed Process
20. Create New Environment
21. Component Mappings
22. Edit Properties Dialog
23. Finished Application Process
24. Request Process
25. Run Process Dialog
26. Application Process Request
27. Component Version Pane
28. Source Config Type
29. Component Processes
30. Process Design Pane
31. Typical Process Step
32. Adding a Step
33. Typical Edit Properties Pop-up
34. Connection Tool
35. Dragging the Connection Over a Target Step
36. Completed Connection
37. Edit Properties Dialog
38. Process with Switch Step
39. Action Tool
40. Create a Resource Group Dialog
41. Add a Resource Dialog
42. Sub-resources
43. Selecting a Component
44. Component Mapping
45. Gates Pane
46. Gate Definition
47. Request Process Actions
48. Run Process Dialog
49. Application Process Request Pane
50. Deployment of Component Pane
51. Deployment Count Graph
52. Application Role Permissions
53. Default Permissions for Agent Area
54. Authentication Realms Precedence
55. Licenses Pane
56. Notification Schemes
57. Notification Type
58. Notification Target
59. Notification Role
60. Configuration Tab
61. Application Properties panel
62. Edit Property pop-up
63. Resource inventory
64. Component inventory
65. Example Process

List of Tables

1. Organization of the User Guide
2. Services
3. Installation Steps
4. Component Creation Steps
5. Application Creation Steps
6. Deployment Steps
7. JVM Support
8. MS SQL Server Database Installation Details
9. (Windows) Server silent install options
10. (Linux/UNIX (AIX, Solaris) Server silent install options
11. Agent Relay Configuration
12. Fields Available for All Component Source Types
13. Component Properties
14. Create New Process Fields
15. Available Views
16. Anatomy of a Step
17. Component Manual Task Properties
18. Component Template Properties
19. Remote Agent Installation Fields
20. Agent Management
21. Agent Pool Management
22. New Application Information
23. New Application Information
24. Application Process Fields
25. Install Component Properties
26. Uninstall Component Properties
27. Rollback Component Properties
28. Manual Application Task Properties
29. <status> Attributes
30. Version Options
31. Deployment Reports
32. Security Reports
33. Deployment Detail Fields
34. Date Range
35. Report Filters
36. Sample Reports
37. Deployment Count Fields
38. Date Range
39. Filters
40. Sample Reports
41. Average Duration Fields
42. Date Range
43. Filters
44. Sample Reports
45. Total Duration Fields
46. Date Range
47. Filters
48. Sample
49. Application Security Fields
50. Component Security Fields
51. Environment Security Fields
52. Resource Security Fields
53. Common Permissions
54. Permissions Available for Every Role
55. Application Roles
56. Component Roles
57. Product Area Privileges
58. LDAP Authorization Realm Properties
59. Default Groups
60. LDAP Authentication Realm Properties
61. Web UI Permissions
62. Default Web UI Roles
63. Server Permissions
64. System Settings Field
65. Lock Fields
66. Lock Actions
67. Fields Available for All Source Types
68. File System (Basic) Source Fields
69. File System (Versioned) Source Fields
70. Serena Dimensions Fields
71.
72. The <property> Element
73. <arg> Element Attributes
74. Serena Release Automation Properties
75. Name/Value Pairs
76.
77.
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