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Releases / Create

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Operation Information

Hornbill Integration method for creating a Release against a Team Foundation Server Project Release Pipeline.

See the Create API Documentation for more information: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/azure/devops/release/releases/create?view=vsts-rest-tfs-4.1.

This is a Premium Integration.

Authentication

This operation requires authentication, the details of which can be securely stored on your instance in a KeySafe Key of type Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

To create a key of this type:

  • In the Configuration area of your Hornbill instance, navigate to Platform Configuration > Security > KeySafe;
  • Click on the + Create New Key button;
  • On the resulting Create New Key form, choose Microsoft Team Foundation Server in the Type pick list;
  • Give the Microsoft Team Foundation Server KeySafe key a Title (this is the name / identifier for the Microsoft Team Foundation Server account as you will see it when using the cloud automation node in your workflows);
  • Optionally populate the Description field;
  • Populate the following fields accordingly, then click the Create Key button to create your new key:
Name Type Description
Server URL string Team Foundation Server URL
Collection string Team Foundation Server Collection
User ID string User ID of the User who owns the Personal Access Token
Personal Access Token string Personal Access Token used to authenticate the API calls

Revoking Access

If at any point you wish to revoke access to any of the above accounts from your Hornbill instance, just delete the relevant KeySafe key(s) from the KeySafe list.

Warning

This will revoke the rights of any existing Cloud Automation Node in your Hornbill Workflows that are using the revoked Microsoft Team Foundation Server account, so you will need to manage these workflows accordingly.

Input Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description Required Supported Values
Project project string Project ID or project name. Yes None provided
Artifacts artifacts array Sets list of artifact to create a release No None provided
Definition ID definitionId number Release Definition ID Yes None provided
Description description string Sets the Description of the Release No None provided
Environments Metadata environmentsMetadata array Sets list of environments meta data. No None provided
Is Draft isDraft boolean Should the Release be created as a Draft? No None provided
Manual Environments manualEnvironments array Sets list of environments to manual as condition. No None provided
Properties properties array Represents a property bag as a collection of key-value pairs. No None provided
Reason reason string Release Reason No continuousIntegration, manual, none, pullRequest, schedule
Variables variables array Sets list of release variables to be overridden at deployment time. No None provided

Output Parameters

Display Name ID Type Description
ID id string Release ID
Name name string Release Name
Reason reason string Release Reason
Status status string Release Status
API URL apiUrl string API URL
Web URL webUrl string Web URL
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