# Pipelines

### Pipeline: Overview <a href="#pipeline-overview" id="pipeline-overview"></a>

A pipeline is a unidirectional flow that defines how changes progress from development orgs to the production org. It offers real-time visibility into:

1. Branches across DevOps stages: **Development, Integration, QA, UAT, Production**
2. Sync status between mapped Salesforce Orgs and branches (e.g., added/removed components)
3. Commits that are ahead or behind each stage

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### Navigating to the Pipeline Dashboard Page <a href="#navigating-to-pipeline-dashboard-page" id="navigating-to-pipeline-dashboard-page"></a>

The **Pipeline** screen displays your environments, their connections, commit deltas, and deployment statuses.

**Steps to access the Pipeline view:**

1. Hover over the **DASHBOARD** tile and click **PIPELINE**.
2. Select a **Repository** to view your team’s branching structure.
3. Click the refresh icon:

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4. If no pipeline is configured for the selected repository, setup instructions are displayed:

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5. If the pipeline is configured, a detailed pipeline visualization is displayed:

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6. For each environment, you can view:
   * **Deployment Status**
   * **Commits Ahead/Behind** (Forward arrow: ahead; Backward arrow: behind)

<figure><img src="https://1912836914-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F9vAxMuDrkUkB4OXlH9CL%2Fuploads%2FWljK28FJYqXtsyytaWsD%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=509d4177-2aa7-4087-b420-fdacad84fa8f" alt="Commit direction indicators: ahead and behind" width="317"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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### Known Limitations <a href="#known-limitations" id="known-limitations"></a>

* Pipeline visualization is available **only for GIT repositories**.
* Branch types must be one of the following: **Development, Integration, QA, UAT, Production**. Unsupported branch categories will not display on the pipeline screen.