Targetprocess: Create and View Products

This article provides instructions for creating and viewing Products in Targetprocess.

Only users with the following roles in Targetprocess have the ability to create and modify Products:

• Product Owner (PO)
• Product Manager (PM)
• Release Train Engineer (RTE)
• System Architect (SA)

If you have a business need to request one of these roles, submit the Targetprocess ARF.

Creating New Products

Like other entities in Targetprocess, there are multiple ways to create new Products:

1. In the left-hand pane, click +Add > then select Product
   
2. Alternatively, in the left-hand pane, navigate to Products > Product Backlog view, and click the blue plus (+) icon next to Products
   

Either of these methods will open the Product-creation window:

1. Enter a Name for your Product
2. Set the Portfolio to "Information Technology"
3. Click Add & Open The Product window will open

Modifying Products

Once you've created a Product, you can enter additional data in the Product window.

1. Click on the Product you want to modify
2. Enter a Description
3. Click on the Product Versions tab
   1. Click the blue plus (+) icon to create a new version
   2. Enter a Version ID
   3. Click Add & Open to enter additional information about the specific version
      
4. Click on the Work Items tab
   1. Click on the respective magnifying glass icon to search for and select UMN Epics, Capabilities, Features, Stories, and/or Bugs, to connect them to the Product
      
   2. To remove an item connected to a Product, simply right-click the item and select Unlink

Viewing Products

To see a simple list of existing Products, you can view the Product Backlog.

1. In the left-hand pane, navigate to the Products folder > select the Product Backlog view
2. Set the filters for the Portfolio and/or Product you want to view
3. Expand the Product to view the different entities (Features, Stories, Bugs) linked to the Product
   

To see a timeline of existing Products with their key dates and milestones, you can view the ART Roadmap Organized by Product.

Note: The entities displayed in this view will be Features which match the filter criteria you set. You can see this by clicking the "i" icon next to the name of the view.

1. In the left-hand pane, navigate to the Products folder > select the ART Roadmap Organized by Product view
2. Set the filters for the Portfolio, ART, Planning Interval, and Team for which you want to view Products
3. Set the Date Range you wish to see
   Note: The dates you set here supersede the Planning Interval filter, and will determine which features display, based on their Key Dates. Use the sliders on either end to expand or narrow the displayed features within the date range you set.
   
4. In the left-most column, expand the specific Product whose Features you want to display
5. To the right of the Product, you can view the Features that make up the Product, plotted over time.
   Note: In order to appear in this view, Features must have a Planned Start Date and Planned End Date set in Key Dates.
   
6. Hover over the upper right corner of the roadmap to see the Add Milestone icon