As you add collections/groups to your deployment process and set the start of each deployment step, the timeline will reflect the duration and schedule for the deployment process. You can scale the timeline by Week or by Month. The total deployment duration is the number of days from the deployment availability time (in Software Center) to when the application is installed automatically.
Example Deployment Process
In this example, Microsoft Edge and Mozilla Firefox are deployed to the AM - Pilot and AM - Production collections.
- AM - Pilot deployment will start immediately after the selected application is imported into Configuration Manager.
- AM - Production deployment will start 5 days after the AM - Pilot deployment. The installation deadline is 1 day after the availability time.
TIP: Hovering over a grey bar on the timeline opens a summary of when the deployment is available and when it will be installed automatically.