SDEVEN Software Development & Engineering Methodology

Version: 7.0.5
Release date: 230621

Release Management (SDEVEN.60-RELM)

Table of Content

Preamble

This procedure refers to releases that are made public known also as Deployments (aka kits, packages).

A RELEASE is a consequence of a successful development process and the RELEASE is the physical image of what a customer will get to install and use (also consult the SDEVEN.90 RENBLU document section 880-RLSE System Releases).

Applicable policies

Any public release should follow these minimum requirements:

• the version number format must be strictly in accordance with Versioning scheme of SDEVEN
• must have a Release note document (RELNOTE) - a template can be found here
• the product package must be available in a standard format: zip, tar, bz2
• the product must have been passed all requited tests: unit tests, integration tests, documentation QA, installation tests, code review tests
• the product documentation has been made available or a note with reference to a public place where is available (in release package)
• the product should have an installation procedure or a reference to it if has to be found in other place
• any known issues (as non conformities) from testing report must be placed in a dedicated section in release notes document (RELNOTE) in section Known issues

Release directory content and structure

A 880-RLSE/ releases directory should contain the following items / sections:

• 880.20-ELPRI - Editions, Licenses and Pricing
• 880.30-EUMA - End User Manuals
• 880.30-ADMA - Administration Manuals - optional and can be used the same 30-EUMA, except the situations where administration documentation is complex enough to need to be structured and placed a dedicated directory
• 880.40-SKIT - Sales Kits
• 880.50-TKIT - Training Kits - training programmes, schedules, books, cheat sheets, etc
• 880.60-SRVC - Service - service procedures, manuals, technical specific diagrams, product parts and codes (aka BOMs)
• 880.90-SCA - Source Code Archives - published releases for downloading, organized by versions

Related procedure: SDEVEN.90 RENBLU document.