Environment Drift Report allows users to track version numbers across the Environments of selected Environment Groups. This allows users to track the progress of updates and features through their Environments and be able to tell whether an Environment needs to be updated. Location To locate the Environment Drift Report: Go to Reporting > […]
Plutora Is Ending Support For Microsoft Internet Explorer Browser
Dear Valued Customer, From September 1, 2020, Plutora will no longer address bugs, performance problems, or issues relating to Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 and all prior versions of Explorer. In some cases, future user interactions with Plutora will not work using Microsoft Internet Explorer. The latest version of Microsoft Internet […]
How Are Environment Booking Conflicts Defined?
Environment booking conflicts are caused by two or more bookings being created for the same Environment or Environment Group during the same time period. Only bookings with a status of Pending will be considered as having a conflict and users can resolve this conflict by either: Approving or rejecting the bookings. […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late June 2020
Features Included in the Late June 2020 Release Version Number 2.8.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing June 23, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release July 2, 2020 7:30 pm – 10:30 pm AEST Europe Release July 6, 2020 1:00 am – 4:00 am BST Americas Release July 5, 2020 9:00 […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late May 2020
Features Included in the Late May 2020 Release Version Number 2.7.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing May 22, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release Europe Release Americas Release *Subject to change. Functionality Enhancements Security Enhancements Now: Password complexity rules are enforced for all users and can no longer be set […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late April 2020
Features Included in the Late April 2020 Release Version Number 2.6.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing April 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release Europe Release Americas Release *Subject to change. Functionality Enhancements Environment Schedule TECR Enhancements Now, TECR rows are toggled to hide or display in Environment Schedule via […]
Manage Environment Utilization Report
Environment Utilization Report allows users to see how their Environments and Environment Groups are being used over time. Location To locate the Environment Utilization Report: Go to Reporting > Analytics > Explore > Environments > How are my environments being utilized? Click Environment Utilization. Layout The Environment Utilization Report displays the following: Filters: The […]
Manage TECRs With Outages Impacting Releases Report
TECRs with Outages Impacting Releases Report allows users to see the Releases which are impacted by TECR Outages. Accountable Environment Managers can then be asked to move the outages. Location To locate the TECRs with Outages Impacting Releases Report Report: Go to Reporting > Analytics. Search for TECRs with Outages Impacting Releases. […]
Manage Environment Conflicts Report
Environment Conflicts Report allows users to see and resolve booking conflicts. Location To locate the Environment Conflicts Report: Go to Reporting > Analytics. Search for Environment Conflicts. Layout The Environment Conflicts Report displays the following: Filters: The top section of the Environment Conflicts Report allows the user to filter the data in […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Early April 2020
Features Included in the Early April 2020 Release Version Number 2.5.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing April 9, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release Europe Release Americas Release *Subject to change. Functionality Enhancements SSO Role Assertion Now, User Roles can be asserted in SSO. See examples. Either of the following […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late March 2020
Features Included in the Late March 2020 Release Version Number 2.4.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing March 25, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release Europe Release Americas Release *Subject to change. Functionality Enhancements Customizations Enhancements Now, Plutora’s Customizations have been: Grouped together if they are used together, such as custom […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Early March 2020
Features Included in the Early March 2020 Release Version Number 2.3.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule* User Acceptance Testing March 6, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release Europe Release Americas Release *Subject to change. Functionality Enhancements External API Enhancements Now, the users of Plutora’s API can: Manage URL attachments for all entities where {type} is […]
Manage DevOps Dashboard
DevOps Dashboard allows users to track the following KPIs based on DORA’s research: Deployment Frequency: How Often Do You Deploy? Change Failure Rate: How Well Do You Deploy? Lead Time for Changes: How Fast Do You Deploy? Mean Time to Recover: How Quickly Do You Fix Problems? DORA’s research provides […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Mid-February 2020
Features Included in the Mid-February 2020 Release Version Number 2.2.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule User Acceptance Testing February 13, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release February 20, 2020 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm AEDT Europe Release February 23, 2020 11:00 pm – 2:00 am GMT Americas Release February 23, 2020 7:00 pm […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late January 2020
Features Included in the Late January 2020 Release Version Number 2.1.0 Regional Release Schedule Type Schedule User Acceptance Testing January 21, 2020 Asia-Pacific Release January 28, 2020 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm AEDT Europe Release January 29, 2020 11:00 pm – 2:00 am GMT Americas Release January 29, 2020 7:00 […]
Plutora Feature Release Notes Late December 2019
Features Included in the Late December 2019 Release Version Number* 2.0.0 *Version Number Changes The Plutora application is moving to a <Major Release>.<Minor Release>.<Patch Release> version number format for deployments. For this release, to make version numbering consistent across the product, we are incrementing our Major Release number to 2. […]
View Plutora Audit History
The Plutora Audit History of a record contains a searchable history of the events and updates associated with that record. For Plutora Test’s Activity History, click here. How to View the Audit History To view the Audit History of a record: Click the Audit History button at the top-right corner of […]
Manage Organization Structure
Organizations usually contain a number of departments, branches, workgroups or individuals. These are represented as the organization structure. A Portfolio Association is a single level of an organization structure. Organization Levels Plutora allows users to create the following five levels of organization structure: Company. Division. Department. Team. Subteam. Add […]
Migrating IM Forms
Users may develop an IM form in a Development instance of Plutora and need to move the form into the Production instance. The following article shows how to set up the new instance of Plutora so you can move the IM form. 1. Check that IM is activated In the […]
Introduction To Activities By Status
Activities By Status shows live-updating tables of Deployment Plan Activities from the Deployment Plans associated with the selected Releases and Activities Groups. The Activities By Status page is blank until you choose Releases or (Activities) Groups and click View. View Activities By Status To view Activities By Status: Go to […]
Copy A URL To The Clipboard
Clicking the Copy URL to the Clipboard button in the blue header of pop ups allows users to paste a record’s URL into emails and documents. Users who click the URL and are: Not logged into Plutora: Will be able to view the record. Logged into Plutora: Will be able to view […]
Log Into Plutora
Log in to start using Plutora. Log into Plutora without SSO To log into Plutora without SSO: Open a browser. In the address or location bar type your Plutora site URL. For example: http://example.plutora.com Press the Enter key. Type your Email and Password. Click to select the Remember Username checkbox, if you are on […]
Export Environments To XLS (Microsoft Excel)
Export your Environments to XLS (Microsoft Excel) to back them up or use the data in another application. Export your Environments to XLS To export your Environments to XLS: Go to Environment > Manager. Select Export to XLS from the Action drop-down menu: Your Excel file should start downloading immediately. If it […]
View Environment Stack
Environment Stack displays an interactive diagram of Environments. Browse Environments To browse environments: Go to Environment > Stack. Environment Asset Layers is the top level. Click to open lower layers: Blue dots: Click to open. White dots: This environment layer is fully open. Click View Full Screen to hide the […]
Duplicate Environments
Duplicating an Environment saves users from re-entering information. Duplicate an Environment To duplicate an Environment: Go to Environment > Manager. Click to select an Environment checkbox (left-hand column). Select Duplicate Environment from the Action drop-down menu. Edit the Environment Name. Click Duplicate.
