International Business Machines Corporation

Geoffrey M Clemm

Paul Komar

Maneesh Mehra

Muhtar B Akbulut

Allan R Tate

Bryan Phil Douros

Kim D Letkeman

George Paul DeCandio

Brian P Steele

Catherine G Col

Martin Paul Nally

Schuyler Bruce Matthews

Darcy L Wiborg Weber

Nicholas D J Crossley

Daniel D J Leroux

Carl P Zetie

Carol D Yutkowitz

Scot A Aurenz

Koinuma Masabumi

Herbert A Miller

William Goddin

Nathaniel W Mishkin

Judith H Cass

Peter H Klenk

Sean P Cudmore

Elizabeth Miller

Lorelei Ngooi

Richard L Piazza

Aamer Khan

Robert W Myers

Stuart W Poulin

William Morgan Stair

Leendert P Geffen

Dale M LaBossiere

Steven T Rehrauer

Todd W Lainhart

John R Vasta

Presenting changes to versioned files. The method can include presenting a first view comprising a plurality of indicators, each of the indicators corresponding to a respective version of a file. A selection of a particular version of a file can be detected. A selection of another version of the file can be detected. In response to the selection of the other version of the file, the versions of the file can be compared to identify differences between the versions. Comparison information based on the differences can be generated. The comparison information can be filtered so that the comparison information fits within a second view having a desired size.

Displaying changes to versioned files

Parallel development of a software system having multiple streams is managed. A selected section from a first artifact in a first stream of the multiple streams is removed from a plurality of sections included within the first artifact. A second artifact is created and includes the selected section and does not include at least one other section of the plurality of sections. An annotation, as a computer data structure, is generated and the annotation specifies the first artifact, a range within the first artifact corresponding to the selected section, and the second artifact.

Parallel development of a software system

A computer-implemented method of controlling version branching within a software configuration management system (SCMS) can include, responsive to a user initiating a check-out operation of a file within the SCMS, identifying the file and a workspace of the user and searching nodes of the repositories of the SCMS for a successor version of the file. When a successor version of the file is located within a node that is within a predetermined distance of the workspace of the user, a notification that the successor version of the file is within the predetermined distance of the workspace of the user can be output. When a successor version of the file is not located within a node within a predetermined distance of the workspace of the user, the file can be checked-out to the workspace of the user.

Selective notifications according to merge distance for software version branches within a software configuration management system

A user input initiating delivery of a first change set to a stream maintained by an artifact management application can be detected. A first set of elements and a first set of elements types associated with the first change set can be identified. A second set of element types that pertain to at least one unit of work identified for the first set of elements can be identified. A second set of elements that are involved in the same unit of work can be identified. A second change set modifying the second set of elements can be identified. A third change set modifying at least one element type can be identified. A change set group can be created and the first change set, the second change set and the third change set can be added to the change set group. The change set group can be delivered to the stream.

Configuration management of engineering artifacts with automatic identification of related change sets based on type system

Embodiments of the present invention provide a novel and non-obvious method, system and computer program product for uniform references to artifacts in a software configuration management tool. In one embodiment, a data processing system configured to resolve artifact references can include a software configuration management tool and uniform reference resolution logic coupled to the tool. In this regard, the uniform reference logic can be programmed to resolve a path name to a referenced artifact by processing a uniform reference specifying the referenced artifact.

Uniform references

Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to software configuration management and provide a method, system and apparatus for producing audited builds based on separate class dependency records. In one embodiment, a software configuration management tool can be provided which can include build-audit logic programmed to produce separate configuration records for each target object in a build. Each configuration record can include a direct dependency reference for a corresponding target object. Moreover, each configuration record can include version information for a corresponding target object. Finally, the software configuration management tool can include a versioned object base storing different versions of source files and derived objects built from the source files.

Audited builds based upon separate class dependency records

Software configuration management includes removing a selected section from a first artifact in a first stream. The first artifact includes a plurality of sections, and a second artifact in the first stream is created including the selected section. The second artifact does not include at least one other section of the plurality of sections. An annotation is generated using a processor that specifies the first artifact, a range within the first artifact corresponding to the selected section, and the second artifact into which the selected section is moved. The annotation is used to apply changes implemented in selected artifacts from one stream to another.

Arrangements described herein relate to managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools. In a multi-dimensional configuration space, dimensions can be defined. The dimensions can represent respective variations of respective versions of a plurality of artifacts for at least a first configuration of a system. Via the dimensions, versions of the plurality of artifacts can be mapped to at least a corresponding first configuration of the system, the mapped versions of the plurality of artifacts corresponding to the versions of the artifacts used in the first configuration. The first configuration can be identified by a point in the multi-dimensional configuration space defined by the respective dimensions. At least a first of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a first tool, and at least a second of the plurality of artifacts can be stored by a second tool disparate from the first tool.

Managing versions of artifacts stored across disparate tools

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Geoffrey M Clemm