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Releasing a version of your bundle

When you create an application project by using the Maven archetype, your application is created with bundle version 1.0-SNAPSHOT, and you perform the development work with the same version. You might need to release this bundle and start the development work on a new version. For example, you want users to start using your application version 1.0 but you need to start with the development of your application 1.1. 

To release an initial version

 The following image shows the process to release the initial version of an application:

Release app version process.png

Exporting bundle

Make sure that your definitions are up to date, and run the following command to export your bundle:

projects\my-proj> mvn generate-resources -Pexport

Stopping bundle version 1.0 development

If you use sources in Source Control, branch or label your sources. Make sure that you do not modify definitions for version 1.0. Remove the bundle from your BMC Helix Innovation Studio development instance by using the following command:

projects\my-proj> mvn com.bmc.arsys:rx-sdk-maven-plugin:undeploy -N

Changing the bundle to a released version

  1. If you have created or upgraded your application by using BMC Helix Innovation Studio SDK release 17.08 or earlier, edit the /package/pom.xml file and update the <execution> tag to make the following changes:

    <build>
       <plugins>
           <plugin>
                .
                .
               <executions>
                   <execution>
                       <id>update-def-file</id>
                       <phase>generate-sources</phase>
                       <goals>
                           <goal>update-def-file</goal>
                       </goals>
                   </execution>              
                   <execution>
                       <id>add-manifest</id>
                       <phase>generate-resources</phase>
                       <goals>
                           <goal>add-manifest</goal>
                       </goals>
                   </execution>
                    .
                    .
                    .
               </executions>
           </plugin>

  2. Update your POM files using the following command:

    projects\my-proj> mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.0.0

  3. After you run the command, you receive a success message. The following snippet illustrates a sample message:

    [INFO] Updating project com.myco:my-proj
    [INFO] from version 1.0-SNAPSHOT to 1.0.0
    expression: rx-sdk.groupId no value
    expression: rx-sdk.groupId no value
    expression: rx-sdk.groupId no value
    [INFO]
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [INFO] Reactor Summary:
    [INFO]
    [INFO] my-proj-all ....................................... SUCCESS [ 54.270 s]
    [INFO] My Project ........................................ SKIPPED
    [INFO] my-proj-package ................................... SKIPPED
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    [INFO] BUILD SUCCESS
    [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------

The version is created in the following format:

<major version>.<minor version>.<incremental version>-<qualifier>

For example, 17.11.0, 17.11.0-SNAPSHOT, 1.0-SNAPSHOT, 1.0.0.RELEASE.

Packaging

Make sure that all the sources, and the renamed definition files, are correctly packaged together in the deployment zip file. Run the following command:

projects\my-proj> mvn clean install

The compiled deployment package is present at projects\my-proj\package\target\com.myco.my-proj-1.0.zip. The com.myco.my-proj-1.0.zip file contains the following files:

  • db
    • record
      • <record-definition-name1>.def
      • <record-definition-name2>.def
      • <record-definition-name3>.def
      • <record-definition-name3>.options
      • <record-definition-name3>.data
      • <record-definition-name3>.delete
    • process
      • <process-definition-name1>.def
      • <process-definition-name2>.def
    • rule
      • <rule-definition-name>.def
    • association
    • view
      • <view-definition-name>.def
    • named-list
      • <named-list-definition-name1>.def
      • <named-list-definition-name2>.def
    • localized-string
      • <localized-strings.def>
    • configuration.data
    • role.data
  • code <jar file>
  • manifest file

Releasing

To provide the bundle to QA for black-box or integration testing, or to a pre-production shared system, make the package file projects\my-proj\package\target\com.myco.mypackage.my-proj-1.0.zip available to administrators for the next phase of delivery. Now you are done with bundle version 1.0.

Guidelines on creating a new version of an application

When you upgrade your application to a new version, make sure that the modifications made to the new version of your application do not affect the capabilities of the existing application version. The following table lists the guidelines to follow:

Guideline

Description 

Add new functionality that is implemented by using new definitions

You can create a new capability for your application by creating the following new definitions and new code modules:

  • Record definitions and record definitions that extend Foundation record definitions
  • Association definitions
  • View definitions and view components
  • Process definitions
  • Java-based services, data page queries, commands, and REST resources
  • Named list definitions
  • Specific rule definitions
  • Roles
  • Configuration settings
  • Bundle data

Your application code changes must be backward compatible

View components

  • You can add new properties that are not mandatory.
  • You must not change any JavaScript method that is user-facing.
  • You must provide opt-in consumption of the UI changes by adding configuration settings in your application.

Java-based services

  • You must not delete the existing interfaces.
  • You must not add new mandatory parameters.
  • You must not modify a service that can affect the application configuration.

Your existing non-customizable definitions changes must be backward compatible

Record definitions

  • You must not delete record definitions or fields.
  • You must not change the field ID values.

View definitions

  • You can add parameters.
  • You can add, modify, or delete view components.

Process definitions

  • Before you delete process activities, ensure that the activities are not used process instances.
  • Before you modify the properties of a process activity, ensure that are dependent on other definitions such as rule definition and process definitions.
  • You must not delete a User Task or a Receive Task.
  • If you add new activities, your process logic should must consider the activity results as optional.

Rule definitions

  • You must not add new rule definitions
  • You must not modify the existing rule definitions that directly interact with business logic.
  • You can modify the rule definitions that are independent on other definitions and do not affect application data and definitions.

You must not modify the existing definitions and data that can be customized all the times

Named list definitions

  • You must not delete or modify the existing named list definitions.
  • You modify specific named list definitions that do not affect the users.

Association definitions

Do not modify or delete the existing association definitions.

Roles

Do not modify or delete the existing roles.

Configuration settings

Do not modify or delete the existing configuration settings.

Bundle data

Before you delete bundle data, ensure that the bundle data is independent on the customizable definitions.

To release a new version

Perform the following steps to release a new version of your application:

  1. Update your POM files by using the following command:

    projects\my-proj> mvn versions:set -DnewVersion=1.1.0-SNAPSHOT

    The new version is created in the following format:

    <major version>.<minor version>.<incremental version>-<qualifier>

    For example, 17.11.0, 17.11.0-SNAPSHOT, 1.0-SNAPSHOT, 1.0.0.RELEASE. 

    Note

    BMC Helix Innovation Studio uses <major version>, <minor version>, and <incremental version> parameters for versioning an application.

    • If you change the <majorversion> or <minor version> parameter in an application version, a new version of your application is created. 
    • If you change the <incremental version> parameter in an application version, the existing version of your application is updated.

  2. Validate that the new version of your application is within the specified version range [0-999). To validate the version range, edit the /package/pom.xml file, and update the <deploy> tag to add <validateVersionRange> property.

    <profile>
       <!-- mvn clean install -Pdeploy -->
       <id>deploy</id>
       <build>
           <plugins>
               <plugin>
                   <groupId>com.bmc.arsys</groupId>
                   <artifactId>rx-sdk-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                   <version>${project.version}</version>
                   <executions>
                       <execution>
                           <id>server-deployment</id>
                           <phase>install</phase>
                           <goals>
                               <goal>deploy-package</goal>
                           </goals>
                           <configuration>
                               <username>${adminUserName}</username>
                               <password>${adminPassword}</password>
                               <url>${webURL}</url>
                               <validateVersionRange>true</validateVersionRange>
                           </configuration>
                       </execution>
                   </executions>
               </plugin>
           </plugins>
       </build>
    </profile>

  3. Deploy the new version by using the following command:

    projects\my-proj> mvn clean install -Pdeploy

Related topic

Deploying-the-custom-code-based-applications-to-development-environments  

 

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