Working with Builds

Note:

Availability in Polarion Requirements & Reviewer:

This feature is also available in Polarion Requirements, but it is hidden in the default configuration. The topic can be shown in Navigation by changing the Navigation topics configuration. For more information, see Configure Interface Views.

This feature is read-only in Polarion REVIEWER.

Scope(s): Project

In order to work with builds, you must have the necessary permissions set up by a Polarion administrator. Permission levels are read, create (which allows you to start new builds), and download. You can access project builds via the Builds topic. Click this topic to show builds listed in a table (at the top of the page). You can sort the table on any column by clicking the column header. Selecting a build in the table displays its detail in the Detail pane.

Build details include build status, build author (the person who started the build or the name of the system user (default "polarion") in case of initiation by a scheduled Job, and links to the build log and base directory.

Start a new Build

If you have create permission for builds, you can start a new build by clicking the Create Build in the Builds table. If you are not sure if you have the necessary permissions, mouse over the button and a tool tip tells you if you cannot start a build. When you click the button, a new job is created (which you can see in the Monitor topic), and a new row appears in the Builds table (Builds topic). You can check the build status using Refresh. Your user name appears in the Author column (and in any build notifications which may be sent as a result of the build).

Configure Project Builds

It is necessary to set up a build configuration for each project. This is done in the Administration interface, in the Build topic and its subtopics. You need to have administration rights for the project for which you want to configure building.

For detailed information on build configuration, see Basic build management.

Back up Project Builds

See Project Builds.