Define a release phase in Release Management

task brazil Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read t_DefineAReleasePhase.md

Define a release phase to represent the different stages of work required to complete your release.

Before you begin

Role required: release_v2_admin

Procedure

Navigate to All > Release > Releases.
Click the release number to which you want to add a release phase.
In the Release Phases related list, click New.
On the form, fill in the fields.

Field	Description
Priority	Priority of the phase such as Critical, High, Moderate, or others.
State	State of the phase such as Draft, Work in progress, testing, or others.
Percent complete	Progress of the phase as a percentage of the whole.
Short description	Brief description of the phase. This description helps in identifying this phase from a list of release phases.
Description	Details of the phase.
Planned start date	Tentative start date of the phase.
Planned end date	Tentative end date of the phase.
Planned duration	Duration of the phase in days. When you submit the form, this field auto-populates based on the values of Planned start date and Planned end date.

5. Click **Submit**.

Parent Topic:Using Release Management v2

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title: Define a release phase in Release Management
description: Define a release phase to represent the different stages of work required to complete your release.
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# Define a release phase in Release Management

Define a release phase to represent the different stages of work required to complete your release.

## Before you begin

Role required: release\_v2\_admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** &gt; **Release** &gt; **Releases**.

2.  Click the release number to which you want to add a release phase.

3.  In the **Release Phases** related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

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

Field

</th><th>

Description

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

Priority

</td><td>

Priority of the phase such as Critical, High, Moderate, or others.

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

State

</td><td>

State of the phase such as Draft, Work in progress, testing, or others.

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

Percent complete

</td><td>

Progress of the phase as a percentage of the whole.

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

Short description

</td><td>

Brief description of the phase. This description helps in identifying this phase from a list of release phases.

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

Description

</td><td>

Details of the phase.

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

Planned start date

</td><td>

Tentative start date of the phase.

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

Planned end date

</td><td>

Tentative end date of the phase.

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

Planned duration

</td><td>

Duration of the phase in days. When you submit the form, this field auto-populates based on the values of Planned start date and Planned end date.

</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5.  Click **Submit**.


**Parent Topic:**[Using Release Management v2](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/it-service-management/release-management/c_Release.md)