What occurs during the execution of the deployment steps?

The selection of the process where a job reads metadata changes on the promotion branch for deployment accurately captures a crucial phase during deployment. This step ensures that the specific changes that have been promoted to the branch designated for deployment are identified and utilized in the deployment process. It emphasizes the organized approach Copado employs to manage deployment tasks effectively, focusing on the relevant updates that need to be transferred to the target environment.

This procedure is essential to ensure that only the approved and intended changes make their way into the production or desired environment, effectively managing risks associated with deploying unreviewed or unapproved changes. It highlights a systematic and controlled deployment strategy, which is crucial in maintaining the integrity and stability of the deployment process within the software development lifecycle.

The other options, while touching on aspects of deployment and version control, do not express the specific action of reading changes from the branch intended for deployment, thereby missing the direct focus on the operational procedure involved in the execution of deployment steps.