Every project in Zephyr (as created by Project
Setup) consists of releases (or iterations, versions etc.) and on
creating a new project, a default release labeled "Release 1.0"
is created. This can be easily renamed in the Release Setup application.
Selecting a release in the list or by clicking "Add" opens the lower half of the window to allow adding a Release Name, a Start Date and an End Date and a Description. Only the first two are mandatory. Also, the Start Date of a release has to be after the start date of the Project (as created by Project Setup).
By creating a new Release, the following things happen:
A Release space is created in that particular project as indicated by a tab in the Lead and Tester Desktops
Everything contextual around that release is created automatically - Requirements, Test Case Repository, Execution Assignment & Scheduling, Metrics, Project Dashboard, Documents etc.
You can immediately switch tabs to the new Release and start using it.
