Show releases in a calendar view

[Henrik Schulz]

Hello, everyone,

is there a possibility to display the releases in a calendar view with a visualization of the time periods?

I already use the "JIRA issue calendar". However, this represents only the planned publication dates. But I would like to know which releases are running in parallel at what time. Therefore, the period between "start date" and "release date" is important to me in order to better plan new customer requests.

In addition to the JIRA issue calendar gadget, I use Portfolio for planning. The GANTT-like view of the sprints is great. If this would also be available for the releases, it would be very helpful for me.

It would also be great if it's possible to export this calendar-view as an iCAL to integrate it into external calendar tools.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to how I could put that into reality?

Thank you very much : -)

[Nikki Zavadska _Appfire_]

Hi @Henrik Schulz

if you're still looking for a tool to visualize releases in the calendar then you can try our Jira app - Swanly - Release management timeline.

It integrates with your Jira releases and you can then use the project timeline to see and manage releases in a particular project or on portfolio level to manage release across the projects.

It's a paid app available for Jira cloud on the Marketplace 👉https://jexo.app/release-calendar

If you have any questions let me know!

[Yuri Lapin _Release Management_]

Hi @Henrik Schulz,

In Server & DataCenter versions of Release Management App there is a timeline view as shown below.

Here you can schedule your versions and packages (the naming convention we use for multiple versions / cross-project releases) as well as track day to day status with progress bar.

Check it out!

[Leo Diaz - Deiser]

Hi @Henrik Schulz !

This answer comes a few months late.. Recently we have release a new version of our app (Profields) that includes a timeline view of your releases:

If you want to know more join our next webinar! >> http://bit.ly/3cIzq9c

[Aron Gombas _Midori_]

You could develop a little template for Better PDF Exporter by customizing its default Gantt chart template by changing these aspects:

1. Instead of working with issues, it should work with releases.
2. Instead of picking up the start- and end data of the horizontal bars from issue fields, these should be got from the properties of the release.

These customization should be fairly easy and could generate a document like this:

Disclaimer: I am developer working on this paid app.

[Teodora V _Fun Inc_]

Hi Henrik,

If you are managing multiple releases across multiple team/sprints and you need better visualization try Cycle Control.

This app helps you visualize an entire initiative from conception to delivery in a calendar view. The Release calendars allow you to easily manage a more complex, multi-team initiative with intermediate checkpoints (approvals, quality gates, milestones and checklists) and easily coordinate the lifecycle of an entire initiative/release. 

If you need more details about Cycle's capabilities, feel free to contact me :) 

Cheers,

Teodora

[David Berclaz _Apwide_]

Hi @Henrik Schulz

You can display your versions on a Timeline using the Golive app:

With the iCAL export feature, you get real-time updates in your favorite Calendar Tool (Google Calendar, iOS Calendar, Outlook, etc.)

Cheers,

David