Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 1:12 pm Post subject: Source Control Management options
My company is looking to implement source control management (SCM) software, either server or z/OS based, to replace our home grown system. I would appreciate information regarding your experiences with this type of system - pros, cons, etc.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject:
Our application programmers use ChangeMan (I think it's a Serena product). But I can't give it a review on pros or cons since I'm in the systems group and we don't use any source control for our changes.
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Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:
Have a look at SCLM. You already have it as part of ISPF, it is very straightforward to use, and isn't too hard to set up. There are samples of many of the languages and processes you already use (COBOL, Rexx, text, PL/I, DB2 binding, etc) and it does not require any expense over those you'd have maintaining other SCMs. (I don't say it is free because all systems require some setup and maintenance costs even if the software is not a separately charged item). SCLM has reporting, auditing, versioning and exits for site specific verifications and tasks such as notifications, database binding, etc. There are additional host and workstation tools available for administration and use of SCLM. For traditional development like COBOL or PL/I, these tools are more of a style choice than a necessity, but if you are developing Java applications or mixed applications, the SCLM Developer Toolkit will let you develop the applications in an Eclipse environment using the full power of the Eclipse JDT (and optionally RDz, formerly WSED or WDz) and store the source and build outputs in SCLM (Java builds can be done by SCLM in this case as well).
disclaimer: Many years ago I was a programmer who made some minor changes to SCLM, but I'd hardly call myself a developer of SCLM. More recently I was involved in updating the SCLM Developer Toolkit. I do still use SCLM for host development whenever I can though. _________________ New members are encouraged to read the How To Ask Questions The Smart Way FAQ at http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html.
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