How to Link a Child Release Record to the Current Release Record

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Service Manager, System Center 2012 R2 Service Manager, System Center 2012 - Service Manager

In System Center 2012 – Service Manager, the Release Manager XE "Release Manager" can link a child release record while editing a parent release record using the following procedure.

To link a child release record to the current parent release record

1. In the Service Manager console, open the Work Items workspace, and in the Work Items pane, expand Release Management.

2. Select any Release Management view that contains a parent release record where you want link to a child release record.

3. In the Tasks pane, click Edit, and then in the parent release record form, click the Child Items tab.

4. On the Child Items tab, click Add.

5. In the Select objects dialog box, select the release record that you want to link to a parent, and then click Add. Click OK to close the Select objects dialog box.

6. In the parent release record form, click OK to close it.

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