Welcome
Extending Product Functions
Learn how to extend the function of HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity)
Managing native integrations
Native integrations add external functionality to releases, deployment plans, and pipelines.

Release Notes
This document includes information about the new features introduced, defects fixed, and known issues identified in this version of HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity). You can also find the installation and upgrade instructions along with the contact information of HCL Customer Support.
System Requirements
This document contains information about hardware and software requirements for HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity).
Getting Started
This document provides an overview of HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity).
High-Level Overview
Use HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity) to automate your release lifecycle and manage your DevOps value streams.
Learning
Learn how to complete frequently-used tasks such as creating value streams.
Managing licenses
Configure your license or apply a trial key.
Administering
This guide describes how to install HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity). After you install Velocity, you can perform administrative tasks such as license configuration, upgrading, migrating, managing access permissions and security. This guide is intended for system administrators.
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.
Analytics Dashboards
Analytics creates team-specific dashboards that generate charts for each activity of the product development. HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity) creates dashboards automatically while you create a team.
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 DevOps Velocity (Velocity)
- Introducing plugins
  Extend HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity) by configuring plugin integrations to external tools.
- Preventing plugins installs in unsupported server versions
  Plugin versions incompatible with HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity) are prevented from installing.
- Creating integrations
  Defining integration allows you to communicate with external tools.
- Archiving integrations
  Archive the no longer needed integrations.
- Upgrading and downgrading integrations
  You can upgrade or downgrade the integration versions based on the plugin's compatibility with HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity).
- Creating plugins
  You can create your own plugins and install them in HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity). After installing custom plugins, 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 DevOps Deploy integrations
    Use DevOps Deploy 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 DevOps Velocity (Velocity). Update change requests with Velocity tasks and then react to status changes. Control deployment progress with change request updates.
- Migrating integrations
  Migrate the legacy plug-in integrations to external plug-in integrations.
- Uploading a build to a pipeline
- Uploading deployment status
- Getting started with GraphQL in HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity)
  You can use GraphQL Playground in explore and test APIs interactively before using them in real scenarios. This GraphQL playground provides a convenient environment to use queries and mutations, that helps you understand the available data and how to structure requests effectively.
How to
The topics in this section describe how to work with HCL DevOps Velocity (Velocity) 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.
Notices for DevOps Velocity
This document provides information about copyright, trademarks, terms and conditions for the product documentation.
DevOps Velocity GDPR statement
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been adopted by the European Union (EU) and applies from May 25, 2018.
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:

IBM DevOps Deploy
Jenkins™
ServiceNow™
Ansible™