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Defining a Software Configuration Management Process to Improve Quality

Joe Farah explains that to successfully build a software configuration management (SCM) process, you must have a solid understanding of the objects you need to manage and a good feel for what SCM is supposed to accomplish.
Joe Farah's picture Joe Farah
May 29, 2012
Why is Synergy Informix memory utilization up to 96%?

One of our production synergy server utilizing max memory upto 96% all the time.

Any suggestion/recommendations to bring it down will be greatful. Here is the report

NPROC USERNAME SIZE RSS MEMORY TIME CPU
229 ccm_root 6001M 2161M 2.7% 89:28:13 53%
78 informix 206G 75G 96% 2687:15:3 40%
108 root 1182M 575M 0.7% 43:00:57 0.2%
6 tzm1zd 7984K 6496K 0.0% 0:00:00 0.0%
6 szn4mm 7984K 6496K 0.0% 0:00:00 0.0%
Sameer Deshmukh
May 24, 2012
Building Best Practices Boost Processes and Quality How CM's Best Practices Boost Processes and Quality

In his Behaviorally Speaking series, Bob Aiello discusses hands-on software configuration management best practices within the context of organizational and group behavior. Bob Aiello helps you enhance your existing CM best practices by applying the core principles that deliver excellent process and quality.
Bob Aiello's picture Bob Aiello
May 17, 2012
How to Simultaneously Focus on Software Development Process and Quality

Engineers know the importance of process and quality, and many engineering disciplines emphasize quality control and quality assurance. Some people enjoy the challenge of focusing on quality, while others find it a necessary but less than exciting chore. Leslie Sachs looks at some of the factors that impact process and quality.
Leslie Sachs's picture Leslie Sachs
May 15, 2012
Staying True to CM in Small Efforts CM for Small Teams: Staying True to CM in Small Efforts

Implementing configuration management in small teams presents a distinct set of challenges. Your ability to “right size” the effort will go a long way in how successful you are. Find out what questions to ask before you get started.
Joe Townsend's picture Joe Townsend
May 14, 2012
Has anyone worked with GIT and Bugzilla integration?

More specificly, integration of GIT and Bugzilla using SCMBug?

I am trying to achive the below tasks

1. SCM to DT - Comments are synced
2. Mail Notification
3. Change Bug Resolution State
4. Verification of Presence Of Distinct Bug Ids
5. Verification of names used in labeling operations, match a configurable label naming convention
6. Verification of valid SCM To Bug-tracking Username Mapping via LDAP
7. Verification of valid Product Name
8. Verification of valid Bug Owner
9. Verification of Open Bug State
Nirmal Sheth
May 11, 2012
How do I prompt for username and password in ant script HCO command connecting to Harvest?

I am looking for a solution where the password and userid to connect to Harvest is prompted at command line in the ant script without hardcoding it in the script.

Do you know how to do that?

I tried the -prompt option, that did not solve my problem entirely. Although the ant stops for prompt, I had to interrupt the script with CTRL+Z to get the PASSWORD: prompt.
bprasana
May 10, 2012
Where in the organization should CM be placed?

Where does the person responsible for managing a configuration (the CM manager) belong in relation to a product development life cycle? Whether or not CM activities take place in one or more stages of the life cycle is NOT the question.

For reference, please make two assumptions:

1) The life cycle consists of the following stages or states:
> Requirements
> Design
> Development (and unit testing)
> Testing
> Operations (or Production)
> Removal
> Archiving

2) There is a team lead or manager for each stage; for example: Requirements Manager, Lead Designer, Senior SW Engineer, etc.
bglangston
May 10, 2012
Which should we go for Git, SVN, Perforce, or Mercurial?

Currently we using basic version of CVS & SVN. Plan to switch to better SCM tools so thought of few options git/svn/perforce/mercurial, skipped clearcase because of its pricing.

My company has a strength of 200 developers. No multi-site, we use Bugzilla as defect tracking tool.We are open for paid tools if they suite to be best among all. But not as high paying to clearcase :)

Things which i wish to consider-
1) Easy merging
2) if PM is add-on then great
3) Easy adaptability for dev

Experts, can you share your views.
Kapila Narang's picture Kapila Narang
May 10, 2012
How do I automate a checkout process using Serena PVCS Version Manager?

I am attempting to automate a checkout process of a large group of files using Serena PVCS Version Manager version 8.2.10 en_US (build 150). Each of these files' names are unique, and using the Filename pattern option doesnt allow us to selct the exact list of the multiple files we need to check out, there is nothing common about these.

Currently we have a project database with a project that contains over 2000 files each with an average of 5 to 10 revisions per file. In a few months time, my CM team will be getting requests to check out (then check in) of over 200 to 500 of these files (or more) for a major update of code that needs to happen.

Is there ANY way to use a script, for example, to check out all files that match a list of these files that correspond with a version label (or latest revision), then use this script to add a comment to this large list of checked out files as well?
josephb
May 4, 2012

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