Adobe Analytics feature releases
Adobe Analytics releases operate on a continuous delivery model which allows for a more scalable, phased approach to feature deployment.
Release strategy
Analysis Workspace uses feature flags (also known as “toggles”) to control the visibility of new features, allowing for controlled scale testing prior to full release. This release strategy includes the following phases:
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Limited Testing: A phased release begins with testing by internal Adobe users. It is then made available to a small group of customer accounts to ensure that the feature meets customer needs and expectations.
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Start of Rollout: Rollout of a phased release begins with the Limited Testing phase. The release is then scaled from 0% to 100% availability to customers over the course of a couple months. Phased rollout happens at the Experience Cloud Organization level, so all entitled users in an organization receive the same experience.
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General Availability (GA): The feature is available to 100% of entitled Experience Cloud organizations, and feature release is complete.
With each feature release, the timeline from Start of Rollout to GA may vary. The goal is to keep releases short, so that within 2 months of Start of Rollout, a feature will be GA.
Feature flags
Feature flags are used to control the visibility of new features during release. Adobe recommends adding app.launchdarkly.com to your firewall’s allowed list for an optimal experience during release. Shortly after GA is reached, the flag is removed.
You can view your active feature flags at any time under Help > About Workspace > Active feature flags.
Benefits
Phased releases enable Adobe to better scale the software deployment process and ensure features are fully hardened before General Availability. It also allows features to be released as soon as they are available, rather than adhering to a fixed monthly release window.
FAQs
If you want to test early Analytics concepts, we encourage you to try Adobe Analytics Labs to provide feedback on our industry-leading innovations.
You can view details of your Analytics package under Feature Access Levels.