SDLC Product
An SDLC product (software product) is the major control object in the process of software development. The software development may result in a completed product or modification of an existing product.
The product consists of modules – software elements that deliver measurable value to the consumer. The product modules may be decomposed into child modules.
You can also create releases for new product versions.
Access to products
| Operation | pda_admin | pda_user | Other roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Create | + | + | - |
| Write | + | Allowed for the product owners. | - |
| Read | + | + | + |
| Delete | + | - | - |
Create a product
To create a product, complete the following steps:
- Navigate to SDLC → Products → New Product or to SDLC → Products → All Products / My Products and click New.
- Fill in the form fields.
- Click Save or Save and Exit to apply the changes.
SDLC Product form fields
| Field | Mandatory | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Y | Specify a unique product name. |
| Description | N | Add a description for the product. |
| Product code | Y | Specify a product code that will be added to all product modules as a prefix. For instance, if the project code is [ITSM], the titles of the product modules are: [ITSM] User Queries, [ITSM] Service Level Management. The value must contain from 2 to 8 symbols and consist of Latin letters and numbers. |
| Product owner | Y | Specify an employee owning the product. The field is filled in automatically with the employee creating the record. You can change this value. |
| State | N | Select the current project state. Available options:
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| Parent product | N | Specify the parent product if the current product extends on it. |
| Work notes | N | Specify additional information about the product development. |
Two widgets are displayed on the product form: Choice Timeline Widget and Activity Feed with Work notes tab.
Apart from that, the following related lists are present on the form:
- SDLC Tasks – the list of tasks related to this product.
- Product Modules – the list of product modules related to this product.
- Releases – the list of product releases.
- Projects – the list of projects to which this product is related.
- Child Products – the list of products for which this product is the parent product.