Release Management for Software Development Teams

• Control what is in your release at the issue item (or bug ID) level.
  When performing a build you can select to exclude issue items and the Release Manager will then exclude all of the changed files that are linked to that issue item.
  No more picking through files to try and exclude a set of changes.
• A detailed report on issue items and files included in the release is automatically generated.
  This allows for targeted and complete testing.
• Full traceability on what files were change and why.
  The history on why a single file was changed is available as well as the history of each release in general.
• Database scripts are automatically combined into a single SQL release file.
  This makes deploying the database changes easy as well as making sure that the changes are first saved to your source control system.
• You can trigger an automatic build from within the Release Manager application.
• You can change variables from within the application which will then be used to control your automated build process.
  An example is where you can specify the directory to publish the results to. This allows you to have multiple test sites created from multiple branches running at the same time.
• Changed files that are not linked to an issue item are not included in the release.
• A branch is auditable and you are given the list of files changed in a branch but not included in the last build.
  This is important information to know before you collapse a branch.
• The build version and build date can be automatically place in the front-end code and in your database table.
  This allows you to display them somewhere in your application so you are always sure of which version of your application you are currently running and if a release has been applied to your application or not.
• Samples are included that show how to generate a build at the click of a button.
  This allows you to be up and running quickly.
• The Release Manager is a web site hosted on your server and your database. It is highly customizable giving you control over how it works in your environment.

How it Works.