Retarget a release

Change the release readiness target to reschedule the release period.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_dpr_model.product_manager or sn_dpr_model.release_admin

About this task

The available release targets and the Out of band check box depend on the following conditions:

The Release readiness target lists target dates based on the product-level release setting.

Table 1. Release target filtering

Condition	Filtered targets	All targets
Product has release calendars defined in the release settings and targets are linked to those calendars.	✓	✗
Product has release calendars defined in the release settings but no targets are linked to those calendars.	✗	✓
Product doesn't have release settings configured.	✗	✓

The visibility of the Out of band check box depends on product-level release settings or two system properties.

Table 2. Out-of-band check box visibility

Condition	Visible	Hidden
Release readiness dates is toggled on in product-level release settings.	✓	✗
Release readiness dates is toggled off in product-level release settings.	✗	✓
Product doesn't have release settings configured and the sn_dpr.out_of_band_release_allowed system property is true.	✓	✗
Product doesn't have release settings configured and the sn_dpr.out_of_band_release_allowed system property is false.	✗	✓
You don't have any of the roles defined in the sn_dpr.out_of_band_release_roles system property.	✗	✓

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Digital Product Release Workspace.
2. Select the releases icon ().
3. Select a release from the list to open.
4. On the Release form, select Overview.
5. Select the release action icon () and then select Retarget release.
   Note:

   Release readiness target and Release target are used interchangeably. Both terms refer to the same concept - release readiness target date.
6. On the Retarget release dialog box, select a different release readiness target from Release readiness target.
   Note:

   The new release readiness target date must be within the defined schedule of the release.
7. You can also make the release as an out-of-band release by selecting Out of band.
8. If you selected the out-of-band option, then select a release calendar from the Release calendar to tag the release and use its release target.
9. Select Confirm.

Result

• The readiness target date of the release is updated to the new date.
• For timeline-oriented releases, the key dates impacted are adjusted based on the retargeted date. This adjustment is made after recalculating the number of days that have changed from the original schedule.
  Note:

  If a holiday schedule is attached to the release and the revised key dates fall on a holiday, the last workday before the holiday is considered as the revised key date.

What to do next

Update the planned dates on the associated change requests manually because they are not automatically updated when you retarget the release.

Related topics

• Digital Product Release - PUT /sn_dpr/digital_product_release/release/{sysId}/retarget