Track which releases are using particular environments to help ensure that code is deployed to the appropriate environment. Define unique process requirements for specific environments. Perform both repeatable environment-specific tasks and configuration tasks that are executed only once.
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Construct a reusable release process template (called a “Lifecycle”) to describe the path to production through the development and testing phases. Define lifecycles for different types of releases and business units. Specify quality gates to ensure that the software meets the specified criteria for a phase before being deployed into an environment.
Define a Release
Identify the list of applications participating in a release; define release process checklist items such as documentation reviews, project kickoff dates and release-ready review dates; and establish production dates for a given year that applications opt into.
Use the reusable Deployment Plan to gain visibility
Gain visibility into every part of the release with the reusable Deployment Plan while tracking tasks assigned to users, roles and automated systems. The Deployment Plan automatically disseminates changes to the plan to other scheduled deployments that use the same master plan; it supports simplified plans for continuous delivery in early integration and testing environments.
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