Getting started guide

About DevOps Plan
IBM® DevOps Plan is a low-code change management software application for comprehensive change tracking and issue management with custom workflow automation.
Using change requests in a development environment
DevOps Plan is a comprehensive change tracking system for software development environments.
Assuming roles in a change request environment
Setting up, managing, and working in a change-request environment involves three roles: users, administrators, and schema developers.
Understanding the components in a change request environment
Users can manage the change request environment from the application. Administrators configure and manage that environment by using various administration tools.
Understanding the views
You can explore different ways to visualize and manage your tasks and events with DevOps Plan.
Understanding the charts
Charts are essential tools for visualizing data and managing projects. You can use Gantt and timeline charts for project management based on availability in different schemas.
Understanding process metrics
Process Metrics is the analytical tool used to measure and evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of various processes within an organization. They provide insights into process performance and help identify areas for improvement, ensuring that tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.
Understanding the reports
You can generate AI-powered summaries and detailed reports of work items using ChatGPT integration. Learn how to access these features to produce insightful documentation tailored to your workflow.
Enhancing the Export to JSON feature
You can use the Export to JSON feature to export detailed information related to a record into a JSON format.
Enhanced Subscribe feature
You can now use the Subscribe toggle-button in a work item to subscribe yourself in one-click.
Tracking license consumption of DevOps Plan
License Service is required for monitoring and measuring license usage of DevOps Plan in accord with the pricing rule for containerized environments. Manual license measurements are not allowed. Deploy License Service on all clusters where DevOps Plan is installed.
Security considerations for DevOps Plan
You can take actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls. You can also ensure that you know about any security limitations that you might encounter with this application.
Deploy for GDPR readiness
This document is intended to help you in your preparations for European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) readiness. It provides information about features of DevOps Plan that you can configure, and aspects of the product's use, that you should consider to help your organization with GDPR readiness. This information is not an exhaustive list, due to the many ways that clients can choose and configure features, and the large variety of ways that the product can be used in itself and with third-party applications and systems.
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