Configure product-level release settings

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title: Configure product-level release settings
description: Configure release settings for a product or service that are applied whenever a release is created or executed for that product.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-service-management/digital-product-release/dpr-config-product-release-setting.html
release: australia
product: Digital Product Release
classification: digital-product-release
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
keywords: [product-level settings, release settings, configure product, restricted access product settings, product team release access]
breadcrumb: [Use, Digital Product Release, IT Service Management]
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# Configure product-level release settings

Configure release settings for a product or service that are applied whenever a release is created or executed for that product.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_dpr\_model.release\_admin or sn\_dpr\_model.product\_manager

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **Workspaces** > **Digital Product Release Workspace**.

2.  Select the products and services icon \(\[Omitted image "dpr-icon-products.png"\] Alt text: Products and services icon.\).

3.  Select a product or service from the list.

4.  Select **Release settings**.

5.  Configure the release defaults for the product.

    **Note:** If you don't set these values, all respective records are displayed when you create releases.

<table id="table_g4z_yhj_cjc"><thead><tr><th>

Setting

</th><th>

Description

</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>

Release readiness dates

</td><td>

Option to enable scheduling of releases for the product outside defined release targets.This setting appears when the **sn\_dpr.out\_of\_band\_release\_allowed** system property value is true.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Release calendars

</td><td>

Calendars available for targeting releases.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Release templates

</td><td>

Release templates that can be applied to new releases.

</td></tr><tr><td>

Change models

</td><td>

Controls which change models and standard change templates are available when creating and linking change requests for a release.**Note:** This list displays only those change models that have **Available in 'Create New'** selected and standard change templates that are active.

</td></tr><tr><td>

CI classes

</td><td>

Determines the CI selection available during release execution to the CI classes most relevant to the product.

</td></tr><tr id="dpr-row-restrictedaccess"><td>

Product team

</td><td>

Limits visibility of releases created for this product to members of the product team.To restrict access:

1.  Select **Restrict access to product releases**,
2.  Add users or groups in the **Users** and **Groups** fields respectively.

**Note:** Only users or groups whose members have the sn\_dpr\_model.release\_user role are available for selection.

When you create a release for this product, these users and group members from product team are added to the release team and have default access to the release.

Users outside the release team can't view the release or its related records.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>6.  Select **Save**.


## Result

The release settings for the product are saved and are used in the following flows:

-   The release creation flows show only the configured templates and calendars by default.
-   Change request creation shows only the configured change models and standard change templates.
-   Configuration item selection shows only CIs of the configured classes.
-   When restricted access is selected, releases created for this product are visible only to the product team \(selected users and groups\). The restricted access setting and product team are copied to each new release as the initial release team.

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