def getReleaseObsolete(self, release):
        """ Return a list of the software release id's """
        # Assuming 'release' is a string that separates release id's with '\n'
        # Used in the case of payload using multiple steps with different release versions
        # E.g. release = "19.0.0\n19.1.0" -> ['19.0.0', '19.1.0']

        if os.environ.has_key('Nordugrid_pilot') and os.environ.has_key('ATLAS_RELEASE'):
            return os.environ['ATLAS_RELEASE'].split(",")
        else:
            return release.split("\n")