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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2005
Dennis W. Minium, Sammamish, WA (US);
Douglas Todd Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Campbell Kelly, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Sam Guckenheimer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Dennis W. Minium, Sammamish, WA (US);
Douglas Todd Neumann, Cary, NC (US);
Kevin Campbell Kelly, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Sam Guckenheimer, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An integrated source code control and work item tracking tool is capable of establishing a relationship between work definition and work implementation. Once established, a more holistic view of the development process can be attained, and specific tasks can be easily accomplished. Tasks that may be accomplished using an integrated source code control and work item tracking tool include: automated generation of a list of work items that are completed in a new build of the system; automated updates of work items that are included in a build so that the work item details reflect the build in which it became available; automated transitioning of work items through a workflow when their implementation is complete and when their implementation is available in a new build; validation that source code changes represent the implementation of work items that have been approved; and managing change in the source code system with a focus on what work items it represents rather than a focus on what files are affected.