Overview

Describes the steps necessary to create a custom release process

Details

The release handler covers all operations related to performing a release, including pre- and post-operations.  The process has three stages:

• Begin Release
  • Detect any validation or QA errors in the content to be released
  • Fix any problems
  • Repeat until no problems are detected
• Process Release
  • Write the release files
  • Things to consider:
    • Converting rules, relations, advice, principles into proper text format
    • Up-propagation
• Finish Release
  • Move all currently publication-ready content into published status
  • Start a new editing cycle

Custom release processing can be added in a separate class, or specified in the mapping-custom project in CustomReleaseProcessing.java.  

References/Links

• Mapping Tool Release Process
• Performing an RF2 Release