version control Questions

Slow perfromance of CA SCM r12 ( especially Cross Project Project Merge) versus r7
By pinglika - March 18, 20131 Answer

Has anybody seen Cross Project Merge running slower in CA SCM r12 SP3 versus r7?

version controls for PeopleSoft with Dimensions
By Robert Zerby - March 14, 20134 Answers

not being a developer myself, can Dimensions be used for version control of the PeopleSoft application?

 

SCM USER Actions Script
By Jason van Wyk - March 14, 20131 Answer

Could someone assit me with a Script or tables that will assist me in determining what actions  where performed by a user within SCM. I know that one can get this information on the users pc with the .CASCM file but unfortunately the user is not availale at this point in time.....

Is there an alternative to this?

Group permissions required for few directories
By Sebastian Specialist CM - March 13, 20131 Answer

Hi,

I received one request from one of our client regarding "group permission change for listed folders" from “abc” vob as they are not able to change permission due to mastership issue for those folders. Because, mastership lies at our end. I got request to change the group permissions for our vob's 10 directories. So that they can access and do some analysis through some tools. But as per our admins, VOB group permissions remains to one group only and they cannot change it. But our Client is keep on
pinging me. As per my R&D, I found "protectvob" command. Does the below command works?

cleartool protectvob –add_group "groupname" /path_of_the_vob/abc_vob/directory1

Please could you check and send me the steps to change group permission for only 10 directories of abc vob. Thanks in advance.

Regards/Sebastian

Does CM Synergy (v:7.1) have a "web-based" container like SVN's Apache to show the list of users using the tool?
By nagarjun k - March 12, 20131 Answer

Hello CMC Team,

 

I have been working on SVN for more than 2 years, and one of the features i admired in this tool, is that it can be coupled with Standard web-container like Apache to extract logs on usage management. (better security).

Do you know if a setup like that can (or had existed) for CM Synergy (v:7.1), where i can procure the list of users on demand, irrespective of the source repositories hosted in the tool

Thank you for your response.

regards

nagarjun k

Join the CM Wiki Team!
By Bob Aiello - March 10, 20137 Answers

Hi everyone,

my esteemed colleague Marc Bools and I have started working on bringing back the CM Wiki and we want you to help us with the design and requirements of a new CM Wiki!!!

Here is a hight level list of the topics from the old wiki. This is your chance to help!!

Topics you will find in the CM web 

Definitions: 

  • Configuration Management 
  • Software Configuration Management 
  • Build Management 
  • Change Management 

Tools: 

  • CM Tools - Software and tools for Change and Configuration Control - HCM/SCM 
  • CM Integrations - Integration of CM tools with other tools 
  • Frequently Asked Questions 

Concepts and theories: 

  • ConfigurationManagementBodyOfKnowledge (a.k.a. CMBoK ™) 
  • CM versus SCM - Thoughts on the differences between the terms CM and SCM 
  • CM Metrics - What you could gain in time and money when using CM. 
  • CM Metaphors and Analogies -- metaphors and analogies for describing CM 

Processes and practices: 

  • Agile Development and Agile SCM - Ideas on Agile Development and how it affects CM 
  • Configuration Management Process 
  • Change Management Process 
  • Branching and Merging for Parallel Development 
  • CM and Web Engineering 
  • CM and Databases 

Templates and Examples: 

  • CM Templates - Quick templates to help you start implementing a CM solution 

Vendors: 

  • TBD 

Other: 

  • Suite Vs Best Of Breed 
  • SCM Readings - Some recommended SCM books and papers 
  • History of CM 
  • WhosWhoInSCM  

Starting points

  • TBD 

What other topics should we include?? How do we provide more value from our new and improved CM Wiki.

Drop me a line and get involved!

Bob Aiello
Editor in Chief
[email protected]

Future Topics for CM Crossroads!!!
By Bob Aiello - March 8, 20131 Answer

Hi everyone,

as always we love to get YOUR input on which topics we should be covering in the coming months. 
Obviously, DevOps is hot, Cloud & Mobile are essential. We have had many issues dedicated to CM for Small Teams, Process and more process and tips and strategies for Build Engineers.

What topics would you like us to cover? What topics would you like to write about yourself??
(Hint - I will help you! - just contact me directly)

Bob Aiello
Editor in Chief
http://www.linkedin.com/in/BobAiello
[email protected]

Synergy 7.1 - I want to prohibit some files extensions to not allowed to check in. Can you suggest how it is possible ?
By Deepak Bawankar - March 4, 20131 Answer

I want to restrict some files with specific extension (e.g. *.doc etc) to checked in to synergy by developers. How can I do that ?

Call for Articles - Software and Systems Development including DevOps and ALM !!!
By Bob Aiello - February 20, 20131 Answer

Hi Everyone!

this is a great time to get involved with CM Crossroads by submitting your own articles on software and systems development. CM Crossroads has always had a strong focus on Configuration Management within the full software and systems lifecycle and this means that we are interested in articles on a wide array of topics. Contact me directly to get involved with submitting your own articles and I will help you with getting started, forming your ideas and editing your article for publication.

Common topics include:

  • Build and Release Engineering
  • Source Code Management including branching and streams
  • Deployment Engineering (DevOps)
  • Development in the Cloud
  • Configuration Management (including the CMDB)
  • Continuous Integration and Deployment
  • Environment Management
  • Change Management

    and much more! 

    Bob Aiello
    Editor in Chief
    [email protected]

what all are the questions needs to be asked to decide which version control tool to be used for a new project?
By Mahendran Balu - February 18, 20131 Answer

Hi All,

As a configuration engineer, what all are the points we need to discuss, or what all are the questions to be asked to decide which version control tool can be used for a new project developement?

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