Release Calendar
Visualize and manage all your releases using the Release Calendar
The Release Calendar provides a unified view of all planned, scheduled, and in-flight releases across your organization. It helps teams coordinate timing, avoid conflicts, and understand release dependencies at a glance.
Overview
The Release Calendar displays releases as visual blocks on a timeline, with each release shown across the days it is scheduled to run. Releases are color-coded by release group, making it easy to distinguish between different release types like production releases, staging releases, or weekly deployments.
The calendar supports three viewing modes (Day, Month, Quarter) and multiple filters to help you focus on the releases that matter to your team. You can filter by release name, status, type, and project to get exactly the view you need.
Calendar Views
Switch between different time horizons using the view selector in the top right. Each view is optimized for different planning needs, from real-time monitoring to long-term capacity planning.
Day View
The day view shows a single day with hourly breakdown of release execution. This is the most granular view for tracking releases in progress.
Use this view to:
Monitor releases running today in real-time
Track hour-by-hour progress of complex releases
Identify overlapping releases that might compete for resources
Drill into detailed timing for coordination with other teams
Month View
The month view shows a monthly calendar with releases displayed as multi-day blocks. This is the default view and the most commonly used for planning and coordination.
Use this view to:
Plan release windows across the month
Identify release-free periods for maintenance or testing
Coordinate releases across multiple teams and services
Spot potential conflicts between overlapping releases
See patterns in your release cadence (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly)
Each day shows the releases scheduled for that date. When multiple releases are scheduled on the same day, you'll see "+X more" indicators showing additional releases that are collapsed.
Quarter View
The quarter view shows a three-month view for strategic planning. This gives you the big picture of release activity across a longer time horizon.
Use this view to:
Plan major releases and system upgrades
Coordinate multi-service releases across quarters
Identify capacity and resource constraints
Align release schedules with business milestones
Visualize release density and balance workload
Filters
The Release Calendar provides powerful filtering to help you focus on specific releases. You can combine multiple filters to create custom views, for example, showing only running production releases for your project, or viewing all failed hotfixes across the organization.
Release Filter
Search by release name or identifier to find specific releases. The dropdown shows a searchable list of all release groups, allowing you to select multiple releases to display on the calendar.
Available options include:
All release groups in your account (e.g., WorkdayWeeklyRelease, Order Service Release, DemoRelease25thFeb)
Search field to quickly find releases by typing partial names
Multiple selection support with checkboxes
Clear Selection option to reset the filter
Use this filter to:
Focus on specific release groups you're interested in
Filter to show only releases matching a pattern
Monitor a subset of releases across the calendar
Status Filter
Filter releases by their execution status to focus on releases that need attention or track overall health. You can select multiple statuses to view.
Available status options:
Running: Releases currently in progress
Success: Successfully completed releases
Failed: Releases that encountered failures
Scheduled: Releases scheduled but not yet started
Paused: Releases paused waiting for input or resolution
Aborted: Releases that were manually stopped
Input Waiting: Releases waiting for manual input or approval
Use this filter to:
Monitor all running releases across the organization
Review failed releases that need attention
Track successful releases for reporting
Find releases waiting for input or approval
Release Type Filter
Filter by release type to focus on specific deployment categories. Different release types often have different urgency levels and coordination requirements.
Available release types:
Ad Hoc: One-time releases created outside of release groups
Recurring: Releases created as part of a recurring release group cadence
Use this filter to:
Separate one-off releases from recurring releases
Focus on releases that follow a regular cadence
Identify ad hoc releases that might need special attention
Project Filter
When working in a multi-project account, filter releases by Harness project to see only your team's releases or monitor specific project activity. The dropdown shows a searchable list of all projects with releases.
Available options include:
All projects in your account (e.g., AIDI Sandbox, Demo Prod2, IDP)
Search field to quickly find projects by name
Multiple selection support with checkboxes
Clear Selection option to reset the filter
Use this filter to:
View releases for a specific project
Focus on your team's releases
Monitor cross-project dependencies
Plan capacity per project
View Filter
Switch between different calendar layouts to match your planning needs.
Available view options:
Calendar View: Shows releases on a traditional calendar grid (default)
List View: Shows releases as a vertical list with details
Use this filter to:
Switch to list view for a detailed, sortable list of releases
Return to calendar view for visual timeline planning
Choose the view that best fits your current task
Release Display
Each release on the calendar shows key information at a glance. The visual design helps you quickly understand release status, timing, and ownership without opening individual release details.
Release Blocks
Releases appear as colored blocks spanning the days they're scheduled to run. The color, version number, and name provide immediate context about each release.
Visual elements:
Color coding: Each release group has a distinct color, making it easy to identify release types
Multi-day spans: Releases running over multiple days appear as continuous blocks across dates
Version numbers: Each release shows its version (e.g., 1.68.0, 1.15.0)
Release names: The release group name appears on each block (e.g., "ModelDemo17th", "Order Service Release")
Status Indicators
Visual icons show the current state of each release, so you can spot issues or progress at a glance.
Icon meanings:
Clock icon: Release is scheduled but hasn't started
Running icon: Release is currently executing
Checkmark icon: Release completed successfully
Warning icon: Release has warnings or non-critical issues
Error icon: Release has failed or encountered critical errors
Hold icon: Release is paused waiting for input
Collapsed Releases
When multiple releases are scheduled on the same day, the calendar keeps the view clean by showing the first few releases and indicating additional releases with "+X more" labels. Click on a day to expand and see all releases scheduled for that date.
Related Topics
Modeling Releases - Create releases and release groups
Ad Hoc Releases - Create one-time releases outside release groups
Executing a Release - Run and monitor releases
Release Groups - Set up recurring release cadences
Notifications - Configure alerts for release events
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