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A Psychology Framework That Will Help You Implement CM Practices

How does personality impact the implementation of industry Standards and Frameworks? It would seem that following the guidance in the IEEE 828 CM Planning standard is simply a matter of writing CM Plans and documenting your existing CM practices. The fact is that some people implement Standards and Frameworks successfully and others fail miserably. This article presents a popular and highly regarded psychology framework that will help you better understand how to implement Configuration Management.

Leslie  Sachs's picture Leslie Sachs
Can I move IBM Flexlm License server for ClearCase, etc. to new server in same domain?

I am planning to move the IBM Flexlm License server( clearcase, clearquest,Requisite Pro)(some of them Node locked licenses) to new server in same domain.

My question is can i able to move the licenses from old server to new server, or do i need get the licenses from IBM Rational?

Please advise??

Thank you Advance!

user_104167
How Vendors Can Move the CM and ALM Industries Forward

Joe Farah writes from a vendor's perspective where he explains what to do help the configuration management (CM) and application lifecycle management (ALM) industry move forward. Make sure the CM and ALM components and features that you're working on are well defined.

Joe Farah's picture Joe Farah
How to return current branch info in ClearCase

I need to be able to isolate the branch upon which a given version of an element resides from within a script.

Is there a desc or ls command or something that will take a -fmt argument that will give me the branch?

Mark Owens
Does StarTeam have a build facility?

ClearCase includes a build facility ClearMake, which is a wrapper for UNIX make I believe.

Does StarTeam have a similar built-in capability of performing builds?

Example: Could StarTeam be used to combine *.dll files into a single *.exe file? Or would some other program that contained build capabilities need to be ordered -- in addition to StarTeam -- in order to be able to perform such a build?

rkruck
Standards and Frameworks for CM: A Different Perspective

Needs a summary

Joe Townsend's picture Joe Townsend
Can any one help me to get some useful links for integrating perl script with ClearCase commands?

Thanks

Murali Krishna

muralikrishna
How can I query for all the parallel versions present in CM synegy project?

eg:
I have an object 'foo.c' with version 4.2 configured by Mr X and same object with same version configured by Mr Y.

How can I query for the existance of such parallel versions?

anandpsai
Need help integrating Perforce and defect tracking

I am seriously considering taking up Perforce as our version control tool and I'd like to garner people's opinions regarding the defect management component.

The tool will be used predominantly for SCM purposes by a team of about 30. However, there will be much more people (such as business and technical testers, customer service, managers) utilising the defect management tool to raise defects, enhancements, functional and non-functional requirements, the lot.

What i'd like to know is if access to the defect tracking tool in Perforce requires a full license as well or if there are any workarounds? If so, please advise. If not, then what are the best DM tools to integrate with Perforce at the moment.

Thanks in advance.

vic_config
Which is best path—fully integrated ALM or custom best of breed?

Below are some observations I've made and I'd like to solicit the communities feedback on the conclusion I've drawn from it.

When looking at industrializing software development by creating a fully integrated and automated pipeline through which changes flow from check-in, through integration, build, testing, packaging and deployment; there are 2 paths one can follow:

1) Buy and implement a single vendor solution that covers the whole pipeline from check-in to deployment, the main drawback with this option being that most of the tools that make up the pipeline will do an OK job, not great, not the best in the industry but they will get the job done. Secondly there is the tie-in to a single vendor which is often perceived as a thorny issue because of the usual what-ifs and the constraints on customization of processes, tools etc.

tekkie

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