{"section":"tutorials","requestedLocale":"en","requestedSlug":"planner-actions-on-releases-beta","locale":"en","slug":"planner-actions-on-releases-beta","path":"docs/en/tutorials/beta/releases-beta/planner-actions-on-releases-beta.md","branch":"main","content":"> ℹ️ The **Releases** is in beta version, which means we are working to improve it. This feature is only available for stores using [FastStore](https://www.faststore.dev/).\n\nThe **Releases** module allows you to manage [releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta) so that you can coordinate the creation, schedule and publication of the changes in your store. A release is a change or a group of changes that can be published together.\n\nIn the **Releases**, you can view all the information about releases, follow the [status of the releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases) and perform a series of actions. In this article, we will present you those actions and how to perform them.\n\nThe feature can be accessed through the VTEX Admin **Releases** navigation menu, where you’ll find the following pages:\n\n* [Calendar](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-calendar-page-beta)\n* [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta)\n\nEach page displays a view of the releases and allows you to perform different actions depending on the [release status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases). The main actions are:\n\n* [Create a release](#create-a-release)\n* [Search for a release](#search-for-a-release)\n* [Schedule, reschedule or unschedule a release](#schedule-reschedule-or-unschedule-a-release)\n* [Publish a release](#publish-a-release)\n* [Delete a release](#delete-a-release)\n\n> ⚠️ In the beta version, releases must be [CMS](/en/docs/tracks/cms-vtex-io)-related, because other VTEX platform modules are not yet included. To use the **Releases**, you must configure the CMS as described in [Installing Releases on VTEX Headless CMS](https://www.faststore.dev/how-to-guides/cms/vtex-headless-cms/Installing%20Releases%20on%20VTEX%20Headless%20CMS).\n\n## Create a release\n\nTo create a release through the **Releases**, follow these steps:\n\n1. In the [Calendar](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-calendar-page-beta) or [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta) page, click on `Create Release`.\n2. Fill in the **Name** field with a name for the release.\n3. In **Publish date**, choose a date to publish the release (optional).\n4. In **Time**, choose the time of the publication (optional).\n5. Click on `Create`.\n\n  > The following confirmation message will appear: _The release was created and scheduled_.\n\nWhen you create a release, it is not mandatory to define the **Publish date** and **Time** because you can create a release with the `Unscheduled` [status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases) and it can be [Scheduled](#schedule) afterwards.\n\n## Search for release\n\nIn the **Releases** page, you can search for releases using different tools:\n\n* **Search bar:** Enter the name of the release you want to find. \n* **Filters**: To filter by [release status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases), click on `Filters`, then use the `All statuses` <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"></i> button and choose the desired option. To filter by scheduled date, click use the `All periods` <i class=\"fas fa-angle-down\"></i> to choose the desired date.\n\n## Schedule, reschedule or unschedule a release\n\nThere are three possible actions you can perform when you set the publication date:\n\n* [Schedule](#schedule): Define a publication date for the release when there is no one.\n* [Unschedule](#unschedule): Cancel a publication date, which will move the release to the `Unscheduled` [status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases).\n* [Reschedule](#reschedule): Define a new date for a release that already had a set date.\n\n### Schedule\n\nTo schedule a release with the `Unscheduled` status, follow these steps:\n\n1. In the [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta) page, click on the three-dots menu icon <i class=\"fas fa-ellipsis-v\"></i> of the desired release.\n2. Choose the <i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"></i> `Schedule` option.\n3. In **Publish date**, choose a date to publish the release.\n4. In **Time**, choose the time of the publication.\n5. Click on `Schedule`.\n\n   > Once you’ve scheduled a release, there will appear the following confirmation message: _Release scheduled_.\n\n### Reschedule\n\nWhen the release is in the `Scheduled` status, you can reschedule it. The steps to reschedule it are similar to the ones in the previous section. The only difference is that you'll see the option `Reschedule` instead of `Schedule.`\n\n  > Once you've rescheduled a release, there will appear the following confirmation message: _Release scheduled_.\n\n### Unschedule\n\nTo unschedule a release and move it to the `Unscheduled` status, follow these steps:\n\n1. In the [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta) page, click on the three-dots menu icon <i class=\"fas fa-ellipsis-v\"></i> of the desired release.\n2. Choose the <i class=\"fal fa-calendar\"></i> `Unschedule` option.\n3. Click on the `Unschedule` button.\n\n## Publish a release\n\nIn order to publish a release, it needs to be in one of the following [status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases):\n\n* `Unscheduled`\n* `Scheduled`\n* `Publish failed`\n\nIn order to publish a release and make the changes available in the storefront of your store, follow these step-by-step instructions:\n\n1. In the [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta) page, click on the three-dots menu icon <i class=\"fas fa-ellipsis-v\"></i> of the desired release.\n2. Click on <i class=\"far fa-cloud-upload\"></i> `Publish Now.`\n3. Click on `Publish.`\n\n## Delete a release\n\nA release can be deleted in every [release status](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta#status-of-releases), i.e., it can be deleted permanently.\n\n> ℹ️ If instead of deleting a release you want to archive it, you should unpublish it so that it is not deleted and you can republish it at any time.\n\nWhen you delete a release in the `Published` status, its changes remain in the storefront of the store, the only thing that no longer exists is the release with the changes.\n\nTo delete a release, follow these step-by-step instructions:\n\n1. In the [Releases](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta) page, click on the three-dots menu icon <i class=\"fas fa-ellipsis-v\"></i> of the desired release.\n2. Click on <i class=\"far fa-trash-alt\"></i> `Delete`.\n3. Click on `Delete` again.\n\n## Learn more\n\n* [Releases: Release concept](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-release-concept-beta)\n* [Releases: Calendar page](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-calendar-page-beta)\n* [Releases: Releases page](/en/docs/tutorials/planner-releases-page-beta)"}