Release Flow Editor

The release flow editor shows the phases and tasks in the release. You can use this view to add, move, edit, and delete phases and tasks.

To go to the release flow editor view, open a template or a release and select Release flow from the Show menu.

Working with phases

In the release flow editor view, you can manage the phases in a release:

• To add a new phase, click Add phase.
• To move a phase, drag and drop it to a different place in the release flow.
• To edit a phase, click on the phase header.
• To delete a phase, click on the phase header.

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You cannot move, edit, or delete a phase that has been completed.

Working with tasks

In the release flow editor view, you can manage the tasks in a release.

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In Release, it is possible to lock tasks. When a task is locked, only users with lock permissions can edit or unlock it. A locked task appears striped to indicate that it is locked. For more information, see Configuring lock tasks.

• To add a task, click Add task in the desired phase.
• To move a task that was not completed, drag and drop it to a different place in the release flow.
• To edit a task's details, click the task.
• To assign a task to yourself, click .
• To change a task's type, click .
• To skip, fail, duplicate, or delete a task, click .
• To lock or unlock a task, click .

Notes:

1. In an active release, indicates the task that is currently active.
2. You cannot move, edit, or delete a task that has been completed.

Differences between templates and releases

When you use the release flow editor to manage templates, planned releases, and active releases, there are differences in the actions that are available:

Action	Description	Available in...
Add Phase	Add a new phase after the last phase. You can drag and drop phases to rearrange them.	Template Planned release Active release
New Release	Create a new release from the template.	Template
Start Release	Start a release that is in the planned state.	Planned release
Abort Release	Stop and abort a release that is active.	Planned release Active release
Restart Phase	Abort a phase in an active release and restart the release from any past phase.	Active release
Export Excel	Download the current release in Microsoft Excel format (.xlsx).	Planned release Active release
Export XLR	Download the template in XLR format. You can import a template in the Template Overview.	Template
Export Releasefile	Download the template in Releasefile format. It will be stored in a zip file. You can import a template in the Template Overview.	Template