How do you separate the test from the deployment?
Use different stages in the pipeline so a build or test can finish before the release stage begins. Keep the pipeline file and scripts in the project. A build artifact is a saved output such as a packaged app. Record which artifact the next stage should use.
Can editing the pipeline file change the approval?
For resource approvals and checks in Azure DevOps Services, resource owners configure the checks outside the YAML. Changing the file does not edit that check. Make sure the deployment stage actually uses the protected resource, and identify who may approve it.
What is a parallel job, and does every new account get one?
A parallel job is capacity to run one pipeline job at a time. Microsoft distinguishes hosted and self-hosted capacity. Hosted free grants may need a request, and private-project grants have time limits. Compare concurrency, hosted minutes and the cost of any machine you run. Preserve build files you need beyond a run’s retention.
What happens when a production approval is still missing?
On paper, have a passing build produce one named package. Draw a separate release stage that must wait for the environment owner’s approval.
- Check the linkMark the protected environment used by the stage and the package that would be sent there.
- Compare two outcomesA pending approval leaves the stage waiting. Approval permits the named stage to continue if its other checks passed.