Deploying the Application to a Test Environment

You have already created the basic artifacts to deploy the Application to a Test Environment with the help of the wizard. However, you still need to configure different settings to successfully execute the deployment.

Deployment Checklist

  • Create Target: OK
  • Set custom properties for the Target: X
  • Create Environment: OK
  • Create Login object: OK
  • Create Profile: OK
  • Define Profile settings: OK

To Deploy the Application to a Test Environment

  1. Set Custom Properties for the Target

    Note: It is good practice to define a staging folder to assemble all the files needed for the deployment to the test Environment. To do so:

    1. Switch to the Release Manager Navigator pane.
    2. Click the Targets tab.
    3. Open the MSI-Test Target.
    4. Switch to General > Properties.
    5. Unfold the Local Staging section.
    6. Enter the Staging directory: c:\temp
    7. Click Save.

  2. Execute the Workflow

    1. Open the Application.
    2. Switch to Workflows > All Workflows

    3. Right-click the deployment Workflow for your Application and select Execute.

      The Schedule Workflow Execution dialog is displayed.
    4. Click Assign Profile and select the corresponding Profile.
    5. Click Select.
    6. Click Assign Package and select one Package from the list (for example, MSI-Installation 1.0).
    7. Click Select.
    8. Select the execution start time: now.
    9. Select if the execution requires manual confirmation, that is if the execution has to be confirmed by a user or user group (in this case manual confirmation is not needed: no).
    10. Select the Overwrite existing components installation mode.
    11. Optionally, click Evaluate Properties to check the settings of all defined variables before the execution.
    12. Click Execute to start the deployment.

    Note: To view the deployment process, click Show all executions in the Details panel.

Next steps:

  1. DIY - Deploying an Application to a Production Environment
  2. Deploying a New Version of the Application

Previous steps:

  1. Creating Entities with the Application Wizard
  2. Defining the Application Dynamic Properties
  3. Configuring Deployment Workflows
  4. Creating and Modifying Dynamic Properties for the MSI-Install Component