A release record details the tasks, scheduling, and people
or groups involved in the release.
Release management plans
After you create a release, you can use the Plans tab
to specify estimates for labor, craft, materials, services, and tools.
you also can add child releases and create tasks for the release.
Releases
A release record details the tasks, scheduling, and people
or groups involved in the release. You can apply service level agreements
and assign ownership. The status of the release is modified as it
moves through processing cycle. Duplicating a release can save time
when you need to create a release with similar information.
Work packages
When you create a work package, you group existing release under
a new parent release. A work package can be useful, for example, when
you have a release with 100 separate tasks and 90 of the tasks have
been completed. You can group the remaining 10 tasks into a work package
with a new parent release. The 10 tasks become tasks under the new
release, and any release that are not tasks become children of the
new release.
Actuals on releases
As work progresses on the release, you can report the actual
labor hours, materials, and tools used.
Record relationships
Relationships between records, such as tickets and work
orders, help simplify record management. You can create record relationships
manually, or relationships might be created automatically when you
take certain actions.
Measurement points for work assets on release
Work
assets on a release can have measurement points, which allow you to
track the usage of your assets. You can add measurement points to
a release until the release is closed.
Preventive maintenance work alert
To help reduce the downtime of an asset, you can use PM
Alerts to be notified of pending preventive maintenance work that
is due near the time that an asset is being repaired or a work order
(a change, release, activity, or work order) is generated against
a location. With the help of PM Alerts, you can save time and money
by performing upcoming routine maintenance while performing non-routine
repairs.
Work record approval
When work records, such as work orders, changes, and releases,
have a status of Waiting on Approval, you can change the status to
Approved.
Rules for modifying archived releases
Closed and canceled releases are archived, and become historical
records. You might be able to add additional information to a historical
record by using the Edit History Releases action.
Deletion rules for releases
For auditing purposes, you cannot always delete releases.
If you cannot delete a specific release, you can stop all action on
a release by changing the status to canceled.