My apologies. I did not consider the potential for others to be unfamiliar with what I termed "a build". To be more explicit: I created an archive of my app by selecting the "Archive" menu item from the "Product" menu in Xcode. That produced an archive listing available in the Organizer window. From the Organizer, I clicked the "Distribute App" button and followed the steps to upload my app to Apple through the "App Store Connect" option.
Does that clarify things any better?
Topic:
App Store Distribution & Marketing
SubTopic:
App Store Connect