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Monitoring Release Items


During the release process, product marketing managers can monitor features to make sure they meet the following criteria.

  • They are properly specified with MRDs.
  • They are implemented by engineering.
  • They are tested against QA test plans.
  • They are described in technical publications documents.

Product marketing managers can run queries to identify features that do not meet these criteria. The procedures that follow provide examples.

Identifying Features Without Linked MRDs

To query for features without corresponding MRDs, do the following.

To identify features without linked MRDs

  1. Navigate to the Release screen > Marketing Requirement Documents view.
  2. Launch a query with the following parameters.
    • In the Release field, select the current release.
    • In the MRD field, enter NOT(EXISTS(LIKE*)).

NOTE:  You can follow similar procedures to query for features without corresponding engineering tasks, test plans, or technical publications documents.

Identifying Engineering Tasks Without Linked Features

During the release process, engineering managers can monitor development plans to make their teams are not working on tasks that lack corresponding features. To query for engineering tasks without linked features, do the following.

To identify engineering tasks without linked features

  1. Navigate to the Release screen > Engineering Tasks view.
  2. Launch a query with the following parameters.
    • In the Release field, select the current release.
    • In the Related Features field, enter NOT(EXISTS(LIKE*)).

NOTE:  You can follow similar procedures to query for MRDs, test plans, or technical publications documents without corresponding features.

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