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Capabilities of DevOps Loop
HCL DevOps Loop provides an integrated suite of capabilities such as Plan, Code, Control, Build, Test, Release, Deploy, Measure and Harbor (if enabled) to manage every stage of the software development lifecycle within a connected, continuous loop.
Control
Control manages source code within the DevOps Loop using GitHub compatible APIs that integrate with existing developer tools, workflows, and automation. It supports version management, collaboration, and code governance as development progresses.
Branching strategy with a protected main branch
Verify that branch protection rules and Code Genie are correctly configured on your Control repository to enforce a pull request-based workflow on the main branch.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the features introduced, a product overview, and installation instructions, as well as contact information of HCL Customer Support for this version of HCL DevOps Loop.
System Requirements
This document includes information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Loop.
Getting Started
HCL DevOps Loop is a platform designed to support the full DevOps lifecycle. The Getting Started section introduces key concepts and walks through the initial steps to help new users begin working with the platform.
Administration
This section provides information on administration, installation, configuration, and integrations and teamspace management.
Working with Loops
A loop is a workflow that connects DevOps activities of your team from planning and development through build, deployment, testing, and release phases.
Capabilities of DevOps Loop
HCL DevOps Loop provides an integrated suite of capabilities such as Plan, Code, Control, Build, Test, Release, Deploy, Measure and Harbor (if enabled) to manage every stage of the software development lifecycle within a connected, continuous loop.
- Plan
  Plan is a change management software application within the DevOps Loop that supports seamless ticket creation, tracking, and comprehensive issue management. With customizable workflow automation, it helps teams to streamline and adapt processes to meet their unique business requirements while preparing work for the next stages of the loop.
- Code
  Code is a cloud-based browser IDE in a dev container that is part of HCL DevOps Loop, allowing developers to write, compile, build, and debug code directly in the browser without requiring local setup.
- Control
  Control manages source code within the DevOps Loop using GitHub compatible APIs that integrate with existing developer tools, workflows, and automation. It supports version management, collaboration, and code governance as development progresses.
  - AI code reviewing with Code Genie
    A Control repository that is created as part of creating a Loop will be automatically configured to enable AI-assisted code review using Code Genie with the Copilot dev container. Use this procedure when you want to enable interactive, AI-powered code suggestions on pull requests across your team.
  - Trivy scanning with Code Genie
    A Control repository that is created as part of creating a HCL DevOps Loop will be automatically configured to perform security scanning with Trivy. This ensures that every pull request is automatically scanned for problems such as vulnerabilities, security breaches, misconfigurations, etc. before code reaches the main branch. Use this procedure when you want to enforce severity-based merge protection across your team.
  - Branching strategy with a protected main branch
    Verify that branch protection rules and Code Genie are correctly configured on your Control repository to enforce a pull request-based workflow on the main branch.
  - Managing Git authentication for developers
    In this topic, you will learn how to manage authentication when using Git on your system to access Control repositories within DevOps Loop deployment.
- Build
  Build offers the capability to build applications, manage continuous integration workflows, and store build artifacts.
- Test
  The Test capability in DevOps Loop is powered by the DevOps Test application. Test centralizes test data, environments, test runs, and reports in a single web based interface within the DevOps Loop. It streamlines test management, execution, and tracking, providing greater efficiency and visibility to ensure quality throughout the loop.
- Release
  Release standardizes and automates the software release lifecycle with the DevOps Loop, moving applications smoothly from preproduction to production. It provides predictable scheduling, integrates changes from planning tools, and gives stakeholders clear visibility into plans and milestones.
- Deploy
  Deploy standardizes and simplifies the rollout of software components across environments within the DevOps Loop. Its release automation tools improve deployment speed and reliability, providing visibility into multi-tiered deployments and orchestrating complex processes across environments and approval gates.
- Measure
  Measure provides end-to-end visibility into the DevOps Loop, giving teams to track how value is created throughout the work flow. It consolidates testing, security, and performance metrics to identify bottlenecks, team issues, and opportunities for improvement while strengthening governance across the organization.
Loop Genie overview - Tech Preview
Loop Genie is an AI-powered assistant integrated into DevOps Loop. It provides a unified conversational interface for retrieving information and performing actions across multiple DevOps Loop capabilities.
Troubleshooting
Offline Documentation (PDF)
You can access the following link to view or download the release notes, system requirements, and user documentation for DevOps Loop in a Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
Security Considerations
This document describes the actions that you can take to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls in HCL DevOps Loop.
Notices
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.

Branching strategy with a protected main branch

Verify that branch protection rules and Code Genie are correctly configured on your Control repository to enforce a pull request-based workflow on the main branch.

Procedure

Navigate to Settings > Branches > Branch Protection in the Control repository.
Verify branch protection rules and Code Genie reviewer (auto-configured during Loop creation).
1. Confirm that the main branch protection shows the following:
  - Direct pushes to main are blocked.
  - Require pull request reviews before merging: ENABLED. At least one PR approval is needed.
  - Required reviewers list contains: service-account-devopscode-genie.
  - Block merge on rejected reviews: ENABLED.