About this task
You can view or modify the properties
of a release using the Release Properties dialog
box.
Procedure
- Right-click over the appropriate release,
and select Properties to view the release properties.
The Properties dialog
box appears.
- In the Release Properties dialog
box, modify the fields in the Properties tab,
as required.
- Description
A description
gives a short explanation about the release.
- Active
This option is
selected by default. When selected, the release is an active release.
When cleared, the release is an inactive release.
- Baseline
Release
This option changes or sets the baseline
release for a release.
A build manager might
change the baseline release if one was not set when the release was
created. Setting the baseline release provides a safety net for baseline
selection. This is important because the update operation uses the
objects associated with tasks in the baseline to determine member
selection.
- Parallel Restrictions
Parallel
restrictions dictate how a team working on this release will use parallel
versions. The following parallel restrictions can be set:
* Allow both parallel check out and check in
* Allow parallel check out, but disallow parallel check
in
* Disallow both parallel check out and check
in
- Component Tasks
A component
task collects projects or products from a baseline. Use this option
to control whether or not component tasks are created during baseline
creation. By default, the Don't automatically create component
tasks for baselines check box is cleared. When selected, the check
box reads Automatically create component tasks for baselines.
- Allow Transfer
If your
database is enabled to use DCM, this option is selected. When selected,
DCM transfer sets for this release are allowed. When cleared, DCM
transfer sets for this release are prohibited.
- Add or change the process rules
in the Process Rules tab, as required.
By default, each
purpose contains one process rule, and these are available when you
create a release. The following are the purposes and process rules
for the Standard Process:
Results
- Purpose
- Process Rule
- Collaborative Development
- Collaborative Development
- Insulated Development
- Insulated Development
- Custom Development
- Custom Development
- Shared Development
- Shared Development
- Visible Development
- Visible Development
- Integration Testing
- Integration Testing
- System Testing
- System Testing
Note: If your database is enabled to use
DCM, you will also see the purposes and process rules for the Distributed
Process. See "Create or Copy a Release" and look at the table under
3 for
more information.
To add to the choices in
the Process Rules tab, click the plus sign.
The Select Process Rule dialog box displays the
available process rules. Choose the appropriate process rule(s) and
click OK. Click Apply to
save the change.
Open the appropriate purpose
and click the process rule you want this release to follow. (The process
rule you choose controls the objects that will be gathered during
an update operation.)
During the course of a
release, the build manager might choose a different process rule for
his team to follow for a particular purpose once or several times,
but developers will not need to make any changes; they will only need
to update their projects to bring in the latest members, as defined
by the rules selected here.