Plutora Feature Release Notes for August 14, 2016

Linked Releases

• Releases can now be linked to other Releases, similar to Linked Changes.
• This new feature makes the impacts and dependencies between Releases visible.
• The View/Edit Release pop ups now contain a Linked Releases Section:
  • Enterprise.
    
  • Project or Independent Releases.
    

How to link Releases

To link Releases:

1. Go to Releases > Release Manager.
2. Add or edit a Release:
   1. Add:
      1. Select Project or Independent from the Add New drop-down menu or
      2. Click Add Enterprise Release.
      3. Fill in the first part of the View/Edit pop up form and click Save to stop the Linked Releases section being grayed out.
   2. Edit:
      1. Click the blue-linked Release ID or Release Name.
3. Click a green cross button  under one of the link category boxes.
   
4. Select one or more Releases from the live search combo box.
5. Click Save & Close.
   The yellow Release has been successfully linked pop up opens and closes.
6. Hover your mouse cursor over the Release to show any truncated text.
7. View a linked Release by clicking the blue link.
8. Remove a linked Release by hovering the mouse cursor over a blue-linked Release and clicking the red delete button. 
9. Click Save & Close to close the View/Edit pop up.

Where do Linked Releases Appear?

Linked Releases appear in two places:

1. Report Center Releases report, which now has three new columns:
   
   • Relates to.
   • Parent to.
   • Child of.
2. Audit History (accessed by clicking the Audit History button  on the View/Edit Release pop ups), which records when a link is added or removed.