Welcome
Overview
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Introduction to DevOps Plan
Understanding the components in a change request environment
Users can manage the change request environment from the Web (DevOps Plan Web). Administrators configure and manage that environment by using various administration tools.
Administration tools
Administrators of the change request environment use various tools for managing schemas and databases and for administering users.

Overview
Learn general information about the product.
- Release Notes
- Introduction to DevOps Plan
  - About DevOps Plan
    HCL DevOps Plan is a low-code change management software application for comprehensive change tracking and issue management with custom workflow automation.
  - Using change requests in a development environment
    DevOps Plan is a comprehensive change tracking system for software development environments.
  - Assuming roles in a change request environment
    Setting up, managing, and working in a change-request environment involves three roles: users, administrators, and schema developers.
  - Understanding the components in a change request environment
    Users can manage the change request environment from the Web (DevOps Plan Web). Administrators configure and manage that environment by using various administration tools.
    - User clients
      Users interact with the change request environment by using one of the available clients.
    - Administration tools
      Administrators of the change request environment use various tools for managing schemas and databases and for administering users.
    - Report Management with the Report Launcher for DevOps Plan
      You can use the Report Launcher for DevOps Plan to run and share DevOps Plan reports.
  - Understanding the views
    You can explore different ways to visualize and manage your tasks and events with DevOps Plan.
  - Security considerations for DevOps Plan
    You can take actions to ensure that your installation is secure, customize your security settings, and set up user access controls. You can also ensure that you know about any security limitations that you might encounter with this application.
  - Migration considerations for DevOps Plan
    When you migrate from IBM ClearQuest to HCL DevOps Plan, you will find that some features are not supported in the DevOps Plan. By knowing these limitations, you can plan better and avoid potential issues during the migration.
  - Notices
Install and deploy DevOps Plan
Find information about installing and deploying DevOps Plan client and server software.
Developing
Learn how to develop schemas by using the DevOps Plan Designer.
Integrating
You can integrate DevOps Plan with other software by adding packages to existing schema.
Extending product function
Learn how to extend the product.

Administration tools

Administrators of the change request environment use various tools for managing schemas and databases and for administering users.

The following tools are available:

DevOps Plan Designer - for viewing and editing schemas
- A multi-tabbed editor so that all information for a record is available in one editor
- Perl syntax highlighting and error checking
- Error visualization upon schema validation
- The ability to view the history of all schema revisions
- Structural comparison of schema versions
- Filtering mechanism to filter out unwanted schema elements from the workspace
DevOps Plan Maintenance tool for creating and managing schema repositories, user databases, and database connections
DevOps Plan Export tool for exporting data from a user database to an external file
DevOps Plan Import tool for importing data from an external file to a user database
DevOps Plan User administration tool for setting up and administering users and user groups
DevOps Plan Full-Text Search Administrator tool for setting up, configuring, and administering the full text search feature
Note: DevOps Plan 64-bit does not support the E-Mail reader functionality.