ReleaseManagementBuild.exe to deploy Builds using CMD(Command Prompt) - tfs

Question

I am trying to execute the ReleaseManagementBuild.exe using c# code(using cmd).
I got the following help :-
ReleaseManagementBuild release {[-tfs teamFoundationServerUrl -tp
teamProjectName -bd buildDefinitionName -bn buildNumber] | [-rt
ReleaseTemplateName -pl PackageLocation [-an AppendComponentName] [-ff
FireAndForget]]} [-ts TargetStage]
Where:
-tfs [TFS Mode] URL to the Team Foundation Server. The URL should include
the collection if other than default.
-tp [TFS Mode] Name of the Team Project for which the build was
triggered.
-bd [TFS Mode] Name of the Build Definition used for the build.
-bn [TFS Mode] Build Number representing the specific build instance
that generated the application components to release.
-rt [Package Location Mode] Name of the release template used to create
a new release.
-pl [Package Location Mode] Package location of the components
-ts [Optional] Name of the Target Stage where the release
should stop.
-ff [Package Location Mode] [Optional] When set to True the command will
return without waiting for the deployment in the first stage. Default
is False: wait for the result.
-an [Package Location Mode] [Optional] In case where the Release
Template has component that 'Builds Externally', when set to true,
the component name will be appended at the end of the Package Location.
Examples:
ReleaseManagementBuild release -tfs http://localhost:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection -tp "My Project" -bd "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual" -bn "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual_20101119.8"
ReleaseManagementBuild release -tfs http://localhost:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection -tp "My Project" -bd "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual" -bn "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual_20101119.8" -ts "DEV"
ReleaseManagementBuild release -rt "My Release Template" -pl "//share/drop/version"
ReleaseManagementBuild release -rt "My Release Template" -pl "//share/drop/version" -ts "DEV" -ff False -an True
I want to pass these three parameters to the Build :-
1) Name of the release template used to create a new release.
2) Build Drop location
3) Build number - I usually deploy the Build which is not the latest one.
So my question is how can I release by passing all the three parameters.
Note:- I was able to deploy by following :-
release -rt MY_ReleaseTemplate_RT -pl \\Server\BuildDrop\Dev1\BuildDefinitionName\BuildNumber
But this is giving Build number in Release Management tool as Blank. I want to do the release using package location as I can not set Build definition to auto deploy and also want the Build number to reflect in the Release Management tool.

Answer 1

The build drop location will be automatically determined if you specify a build number; you don't need to specify a drop location. You can specify any build number you'd like, it doesn't have to be the latest build.
Just follow the pattern set in the first example, ReleaseManagementBuild release -tfs http://localhost:8080/tfs/DefaultCollection -tp "My Project" -bd "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual" -bn "QA_Dev_MyApp_Manual_20101119.8".
There's no other way to get the build number to show up in the release; either the release is tied to a specific build definition and number, or it's tied to a UNC location. It can't be both.
It's also worth noting that RM Server is deprecated. It's time to start planning a migration path to a modern version of TFS and the modern build/deployment capabilities that are present.