About Builds

There are two types of builds, hardware builds and software builds. Each type of build is defined for a specific product.

Related Topics
Viewing Builds
Creating a Build
Viewing Build Properties

Hardware builds comprise the physical hardware built by manufacturing. Every physical build is assigned a serial number. Hardware builds are attached or related to hardware products. Hardware products may also have software builds attached to them.

Software builds comprise the physical file or files that are distributed through CDs or through the hardware product.

The following roles can create or manage builds:

  • A Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Product Manager, or System Engineer can create builds.
  • A Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Design Engineer, Product Manager, or System Engineer can maintain builds.