Welcome
Extending product functions
Learn how to extend the function of HCL™ Accelerate
Managing native integrations
Native integrations add external functionality to releases, deployment plans, and pipelines.

Welcome
Welcome to the HCL™ Accelerate version 2.0.x documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use HCL Accelerate.
Release information
This document contains information about what's new, bug fixes, known issues, and upgrade notes.
Getting started
This document provides an overview of HCL™ Accelerate.
High-level overview
Use HCL™ Accelerate to automate your release lifecycle and manage your DevOps value stream.
Learning
Learn how to complete tasks in HCL™ Accelerate.
Installing and upgrading
Migrating
Administering
A default HCL™ Accelerate administrator ID is included as part of HCL Accelerate. It is used to install and complete initial configuration tasks.
Managing value streams
A value stream represents the objects and activities that you employ to deliver customer value, from initial concept to final delivered project.
Developing data insights
The Insights feature provides DevOps metrics for your project data.
Releasing software
A release is a repeatable plan that is used to drive deployments.
Extending product functions
Learn how to extend the function of HCL™ Accelerate
- Introducing plug-ins
  Extend HCL™ Accelerate by configuring plug-in integrations to external tools.
- Creating integrations
  Work with external tools by defining integrations.
- Creating plug-ins
  You can create your own plug-ins and install them in HCL™ Accelerate. After installing custom plug-ins, you can integrate them in your releases, reports, and value streams.
- Managing native integrations
  Native integrations add external functionality to releases, deployment plans, and pipelines.
  - Managing HCL™ Launch integrations
    Use HCL™ Launch applications in your deployments and pipelines.
  - Managing Jenkins integrations
    Manage Jenkins™ jobs with your deployments and pipelines.
  - Integrating with ServiceNow
    Create and manage ServiceNow™ change requests with HCL™ Accelerate. Update change requests with HCL Accelerate tasks and then react to status changes. Control deployment progress with change request updates.
- Uploading data to the API
  Upload metrics data by using an external client to access API endpoints.
How to
The topics in this section describe how to work with HCL™ Accelerate features. Tutorials and workbooks are available for users of all experience levels.
Troubleshooting
Before you contacting support, gather background information and perform tasks that will assist in solving the problem. It helps to be as specific as possible and include all relevant information.
Glossary

Managing native integrations

Native integrations add external functionality to releases, deployment plans, and pipelines.

Native integrations are available for the following applications or services:

HCL™ Launch
Jenkins™
ServiceNow™
Ansible™