🚀 Releases
Releases help you track versions of your software and monitor the changes associated with them.
In X-AutoMate, a release is used to associate test results with a specific version of your product.
Releases are tightly integrated with your SDLC cycles and release plans.
🎯 Purpose
By linking releases to test runs in X-AutoMate, you gain:
- A clear overview of test outcomes for each software version
- The ability to decide whether to move forward or block a release based on test quality
- Integration with external tools like Azure DevOps to publish results in your release notes
📉 Prevent bad-quality changes from being deployed to production by evaluating test results early.
🔁 Standard Release Workflow
- Create a Release in X-AutoMate
- Select Test Cases you want to run under that release
- Execute the Test Run
If you're integrated with Azure DevOps or other tools:
- X-AutoMate can export test results directly into platforms like Azure Test Plans and Jira (only for not ad-hoc releases!)
- Alternatively, you can extract test data via the X-AutoMate API.
⚙️ Managing Releases
In the Releases view, you can:
- ➕ Create a new release
- ✏️ Edit an existing release
- 🗑️ Delete a release
🧪 Ad Hoc Releases
💡 Not every test needs to belong to a formal release!
X-AutoMate provides a special "Adhoc" release for:
- Experimental tests
- Newly created or in-development test cases
- One-off executions without version tagging
This allows you to test freely without affecting structured release tracking.
✅ Summary
X-AutoMate releases:
- Enhance visibility into test execution by version
- Support better release decisions
- Promote a shift-left testing culture by integrating earlier in the SDLC