What do you need to define for applying quality gates?

To apply quality gates effectively, it is essential to define metadata groups. These groups are used to categorize and manage different types of metadata in Copado, allowing for better control over the quality checks that are performed during the deployment process. By defining metadata groups, teams can establish specific criteria and requirements that must be met before the deployment can proceed. This helps ensure that only high-quality code and configurations that meet organizational standards are included in the release.

While pipeline configurations, user story requirements, and action steps are important aspects of the deployment process, they do not directly relate to the establishment of quality gates. Pipeline configurations set the overall structure of the deployment process, user story requirements focus on the features being developed, and action steps outline specific tasks to be completed. In contrast, it is the metadata groups that provide the needed framework for implementing quality checks, making them crucial to the application of quality gates.