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

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.
6. On the Retarget release dialog box, select a different release readiness target from Release readiness target.
7. You can also make the release as an out-of-band release by selecting Out of band.
   This option depends on the system properties—out_of_band_release_allowed and out_of_band_release_roles. For more information, see Digital Product Release properties.
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 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.