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Version: Release SaaS

Profile Settings

This how-to guide explains how to configure and manage your user profile settings in Release. You can update personal details, adjust regional preferences, select your default landing page, and manage product analytics and guidance options.

To edit your Release user profile, select User Management > User Profile from the top menu.

User Profile

Personal Settings for User​

The email address is required to send notifications, such as when a task that is assigned to you starts.

When the Release server is configured to use your company's LDAP directory, it will attempt to automatically find your name and your email address. You can change the name and address that the server has found.

Personal Regional Settings​

You can customize the timezone and how dates, times, and the first day of the week are displayed in Release to match your personal or regional preferences.

Date Format​

You can use the format from the language defined in your browser or choose a predefined date format:

  • Month first: Uses the M/d/yy format for short date, MMM d, y for medium date and MMMM d, y for long date representation.
  • Day first: Uses the dd/MM/yy, dd MMM y and dd MMMM y formats.
  • Year first: Uses the yy/MM/dd, y MMM dd and y MMMM dd formats.
  • Browser default: Uses the date formats defined by your browser’s language.

Time Format​

You can use the format from the language defined in your browser or choose a predefined time format:

  • 24 hours: Uses the 24-hour format.
  • 12 hours: Uses the 12-hour format with AM/PM.
  • Browser default: Uses the time formats defined by you browser's language.

First Day of Week​

You can use the first day of the week as defined in your browser's settings or choose a predefined values:

  • Sunday: The week starts on Sunday.
  • Monday: The week starts on Monday.
  • Browser default: The week starts according to your browser's language.

Timezone​

By default, Release displays dates and times in the timezone reported by your browser. To display them in a specific timezone instead, select a timezone from the Timezone list. This helps distributed teams that coordinate on a shared timezone.

The Timezone list works as follows:

  • The default option, labeled Browser setting, uses the timezone reported by your browser and shows its detected offset and zone name, such as Browser setting - (UTC+05:30) Asia/Calcutta.
  • The currently selected option is pinned at the top of the list.
  • The remaining timezones are listed in ascending order of UTC offset. Each entry shows its offset and zone name, such as (UTC+01:00) Europe/Amsterdam.

When you change the timezone, Release updates all displayed dates and times to the selected timezone, including those on release pages, list views, filters, and the Task Manager.

Each release page shows a timezone pill in the action toolbar with the current offset, for example, UTC+02:00. Hover over the pill to see the full timezone name, such as (UTC+01:00) Europe/Amsterdam.

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YAML representations of releases and templates — including the template code preview, Code view and Git folder versioning — and audit reports continue to use the server timezone where Release is running. The audit report includes details indicating the timezone used.

UI Settings​

The UI settings section lets you choose default landing pages for both global and folder contexts.

Default Global Page​

This setting controls the first page displayed when you log in to Release. You can set the default landing page to one of the following:

  • Home (default)
  • Folders
  • Tasks
  • Releases
  • Templates

Default Folder Page​

This setting controls which page opens when you click and enter any folder. You can set the folder landing page to one of the following:

  • Releases (default)
  • Templates
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When switching folders from the top menu folder switcher, Release keeps you on the current page where possible. For example, if you are on Deliveries page, switching folders keeps you on Deliveries page in the selected folder.

Product Analytics and Guidance​

The Product Analytics and Guidance feature provides in-app walkthroughs, usage analytics, guidance and release notes by integrating with the Pendo.io platform.

By default, the Product Analytics and Guidance feature is enabled. If you want to disable the feature, clear the Analytics and Guidance checkbox.