Azure DevOps ordering the release stages

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How can I order the different deploy environments. Just for display purposes. Currently we have it stand like this:

I want it to look like this:

development--test-acceptation--production

I already edited the release pipeline and moved development up, but when saving and going back it still not in the order I want it.

Agree with @Shayki Abramczyk, after you move the stage up or down, it will affect the next release pipeline and will not change the current release pipeline order.https://i.stack.imgur.com/3sxaf.png I try to use REST API to change the finished release pipeline, and I get the following error https://i.stack.imgur.com/l6oAV.png — Frank Wang-MSFT, Oct 22 '19 at 08:28
Hi, how the things going? Does the below answer could help you solve your question? If yes, you can accept the answer thus other SO users will be able to see whether the solution works. If you still facing some issues, feel free to leave comment here :-) — Frank Wang-MSFT, Oct 24 '19 at 07:33

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered May 03 '20 at 22:04

Edit your Release Pipeline. Each of your stages will currently have the Pre-deployment conditions > Trigger set to After release. You need to change the subsequent stages to be After stage and select the previous stage in the sequence. For example if I want to set my UAT Deployment to be after DEV Deployment;

Before; After;

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 22 '19 at 06:12

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When you move the stages up/down it will reflect only in the next releases, you can't order the stages of finished releases.

answered Oct 22 '19 at 06:12

Shayki Abramczyk

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I actually created a new release to change the order of the release tasks , but it still dos not let me change the order! – haddassah S Nov 01 '21 at 15:18
@haddassahS it's a sign you need to move to YAML pipelines – Shayki Abramczyk Nov 01 '21 at 15:21
and do waht? I'm new at azure DeVos... – haddassah S Nov 01 '21 at 15:22
do your release with yaml. see here: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/stages?view=azure-devops&tabs=yaml – Shayki Abramczyk Nov 01 '21 at 15:24
ok , I'll look into it , thanks. in two words , what's the diff. between Classis & YAML pipelines? and why did my comment made you think , I should move to YAML pipelines? – haddassah S Nov 01 '21 at 15:26
thank you for the help, I managed to it! – haddassah S Nov 01 '21 at 15:57
Oh good, if you still want more info just say :) – Shayki Abramczyk Nov 01 '21 at 19:09

score 5 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 25 '23 at 11:16

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You can move stages Up and Down in the stage settings. However, it reflects only in the next release.

answered Jan 25 '23 at 11:16

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Mivaweb · Answer 4 · 2019-10-22T06:32:08.773

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You need to edit this specific release also. Go to the Pipelines > Release > This specific relaese.

Then choose to edit the relaese.

This will then only have effect on this one. You also need to edit the main release template. Like you mentioned: eg Pipelines > Relaeses > Edit your release.

edited Oct 22 '19 at 06:32

answered Oct 22 '19 at 06:15

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Where can I change the main release template? I am new to devops, sorry if you feel its a junior question – user1702369 Oct 22 '19 at 06:19
Like you already mentioned in your question. Normally that will now be ok. – Mivaweb Oct 22 '19 at 06:32

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 01 '21 at 15:55

so, what I had to do is as fallows.

first of all I mikes up , I thought I'm tiring to reorder the pipelines stages we I really meant on reordering the pipeline staging TASKS.

so I clicked on the stage an got this window then I clicked on the left top on the edit the release pipeline an got to the next window then I clicked again on the stage 1 rectangle and got to the next window an with the sight of the 14 dots on the side of every task I was able finally to rearrange the order of the tasks!

Azure DevOps ordering the release stages

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