BP0660: Software Configuration Management with Progress

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BP0660Software Configuration Management with
Progress

• Tomas Kucera (tku_at_progress.com)
• Senior Business Consultant

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Should I stay, or should I go?

• To recap my understanding of SCM
• To find out what possibilities I have
• To see how the others are doing it
• Make fun of the presenter

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Agenda

• What is SCM
• What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
• SCM API in the Progress ADE
• How to evaluate SCM tools

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What is SCMA general definition

• A disciplined approach to managing the
• evolution of software development and
• maintenance practices, and their products

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What is SCMWho has the need for it?
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What is SCMWho has the need for it?
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What is SCMShould you care?

• Cannot meet deadlines?
• Cannot release multiple fixes?
• No idea what went to the release?
• Developers fixing the same bug?
• No idea what has been tested?
• No visibility into work status?

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What is SCMComponents and principles
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What is SCMComponents and principles

• Requirements Management
• Change Management
• Release Management
• Data Management
• Records Management
• Document Management
• Library Management

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What is SCMPros and Cons of SCM

• Pros
• Improved release cycle time
• Everything versioned
• Less bugs
• Quality control by default
• Manage change complexity
• Increase product lines

• Cons
• How not to affect production deadlines
• Acceptation of new tools
• Too high expectations
• Sponsorship and politics

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Agenda

• What is SCM
• What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
• SCM API in the Progress ADE
• How to evaluate SCM tools

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
TUGBOAT Software

• Roundtable TSMS (Borland Software Corp.)
• PVCS Version Manager (Merant Inc.)
• Visual SourceSafe (Microsoft Corp.)
• SMGR (MNOP Ltd.)
• CVS/RCS/SCCS

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
Statistics

• Companies participated 16
• of which 3 dont use any SCM tool
• Average number of developers 8
• Overall satisfaction
• Full 44
• Average 38
• N/A 19

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
Statistics
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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE -
Roundtable

• Repository based
• Support for products / modules / workspaces /
  tasks / ...
• Support for GUI ChUI
• Support for Progress V7-V9
• Support for Progress Dynamics
• The most tightly integrated SCM tool with the
  Progress ADE

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE PVCS

• Integrated via macros
• Out-of-the-box product
• Support for GUI only
• Pure SCV tool

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE Visual
SS

• Integrated via macros
• Out-of-the-box product
• Support for GUI only
• Pure SCV tool

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE - SMGR

• Integrated with ChUI Procedure Editor (via
  _proedit)
• Support for V6-V7
• Support for ChUI only
• Has some WebSpeed extension (for inquiry)
• Pure SCV tool

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What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
CVS/RCS/SCCS

• Free tools
• Support for GUI ChUI
• Pure SCV tool

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Agenda

• What is SCM
• What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
• SCM API in the Progress ADE
• How to evaluate SCM tools

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SCM API in the Progress ADE

• adecomm/_adeevnt.p (DLC/src/adecomm.pl)
• Provides trigger capturing capability for
  Progress ADE events

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Demonstration
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Agenda

• What is SCM
• What SCM tools support the Progress ADE
• SCM API in the Progress ADE
• How to evaluate SCM tools

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How to evaluate SCM tools
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How to evaluate SCM tools

• What determines the functionality of a SCM
  system?
• Roles
• Goals
• Tasks
• Responsibilities
• Not only of one user but of different users!

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How to evaluate SCM tools
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In conclusion ...

• It is not the strongest species that will
  survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one
  most responsive to change.

Charles Darwin
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Questions
?
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Thank you for your time.