Saving, Approving, and Deploying

About this task

Once the pipeline is configured, it must be approved before deployment.

Procedure

  1. In the upper right corner of the canvas, click Save as Draft to save the changes made.
    The pipeline status will update to Draft.
  2. Click Submit for Approval.
    The pipeline status will update to PendingApproval.
  3. If you have administrative privileges, click Approve on the subsequent prompt. (If not, an administrator must log in and approve the draft).
    The pipeline status will update to Approved.
  4. If the administrator declines the pipeline, the pipeline status will update to Declined.
  5. Once approved, click Review And Deploy.
  6. In the deployment dialog box, select your start criteria.
    • Select Start Immediately to run the pipeline right away.
    • Select Start On to schedule a specific start.
    • Select End Date to stop the pipeline schedule. By default, the end date will be 30 days apart from the start date. You can choose a custom end date, based on your requirement.
  7. Click Deploy.
    The pipeline status will update to Running. For Pipelines that weren't scheduled using Start Immediately, the status of the pipeline will update to Ready.
  8. On a running pipeline, click Stop Pipeline to pause the pipeline execution.
    The pipeline status will update to Stopped.
  9. To start a stopped pipeline, click the Restart Pipeline and select a schedule start date in the Restart Pipeline pop-up, and click Deploy.