Manage Releases

Create a Release

1. Select Releases from the left-hand menu and then click Add Release.
2. Enter the version.
3. Optionally, add a description.
   
4. Check the boxes of the Files you want to add to this Release.
5. If needed, click Add Files to add a new File directly to the Release.
6. Click the Add button to save the Release.

Viewing Releases

View Active Releases

1. Click on the Release button on the left-hand menu. The Release List page will appear

View Archived Releases

1. On the File List page, click on the down carrot next to the “Show Active”
2. Click the drop-down menu that appears and select Archived
3. Click the Update button

View Release Details

1. Click on the Details (single block) icon. The Release Details page will open
2. The Release Details page has the following information
   1. Version - The name of the version
   2. Description - An optional description of the release
   3. Active - The status of the release. The options are Active or Archived. Only Active Releases are deployable. Archived Release must be restored before they can be deployed 
   4. Files - The files included the release
   5. Deployment Groups - All the deployment groups that the release has deployed to. 
   6. Click on the Details (single block) icon. The Release Details page will open
   7. The Release Details page has the following information

Updating Releases

Deploy Release

1. Option 1: Deploying the current release: 
   1. One the Deployment Group Page, click the Deploy button
   2. Click the Deploy button
   3. Click the Dismiss button
2. Option 2: Deploying a new release
   1. On the Release list page, click the Deploy button
   2. From the listboxes, select the Release and the Deployment Group
   3. Click the Select button
   4. Click the Deploy button to confirm the deployment
   5. Click the Dismiss button. The Deployment Group Details page will appear
3. Option 3: Deploy a specific new release
   1. Click the Release icon (Down arrow) 
   2. From the listboxes select the Deployment Group
   3. Click the Select button
   4. Click the Deploy button to confirm the deployment
   5. Click the Dismiss button. The Deployment Group page will appear.  

Archive Release

1. Option 1:
   1. Click the Archive (box down arrow) icon on the Release List page or 
   2. Click the Archive button to confirm
   3. Click the Dismiss button. The Release Details page will reappear, but now the Active field will show “Archived”
2.  Option 2:
   1. On the Release Detail page, click the Archive icon (box down arrow)  
   2. Click the Archive button to confirm
   3. Click the Dismiss button. The Release Details page will reappear, but now the Active field will show “Archived”

Restore Archive

1. View the archived releases
2. Click the Restore (trashcan) icon on the Release List page or the Restore button on the Release Detail Page
3. Click the Restore button
4. Click the Dismiss button. The Release Details page will appear, but now the Active field will show “Active”

Deploy Release

1. Select Releases from the left-hand menu and then click the Deploy button.
2. Select the Release Version and Deployment Group.
3. Click the Select button.
4. On the Review page, confirm that the Release Version and the Deployment are correct.
   
5. Click the Deploy button. The Release is now staged for download.
6. On the PLT, press the #4 (Main Menu) button and then scroll to Check for Updates.
   
7. Press the #3 (Enter) button
8. The PLT will recognize the staged Release and display “Update Available”.
   
9. Click the #2 (Update) button. The new deployment will download, and the PLT will restart.
10. If the PLT does not find the new Release, it will display “No Update Available”. If that happens, review the deployment process to confirm it was correct.