Change ManagementChange Management

Configuration ManagementConfiguration Management Software systems are subject to Software systems are subject to

continual continual change requests:change requests:– From users;From users;– From developers;From developers;– From market forces.From market forces.

Change management is concerned with Change management is concerned with keeping track of these changes and keeping track of these changes and ensuring that they are implemented in ensuring that they are implemented in the most cost-effective way.the most cost-effective way.

Change control toolsChange control tools Version and release identif icationVersion and release identif ication

– Systems assign identif iers automatically Systems assign identif iers automatically when a new version is submitted to the when a new version is submitted to the system.system.

Storage management.Storage management.– System stores the dif ferences between System stores the dif ferences between

versions rather than all the version code.versions rather than all the version code. Change history recordingChange history recording

– Record reasons for version creation.Record reasons for version creation. Independent development Independent development

– Only one version at a t ime may be checked Only one version at a t ime may be checked out for change. Parallel working on different out for change. Parallel working on different versions.versions.

Visual Source safeVisual Source safe

Microsoft VSS helps to manage your Microsoft VSS helps to manage your projectsprojects , regardless of the fi le type , regardless of the fi le type (text f i les, graphics f i les, binary (text f i les, graphics f i les, binary fi les, sound fi les, or video fi les) by fi les, sound fi les, or video fi les) by saving them to a database.saving them to a database.

VSS project organization makes VSS project organization makes team coordination easy.team coordination easy.

VSS featuresVSS features Keeps all sources together in one place.Keeps all sources together in one place. Keeps history of all f i les.Keeps history of all f i les. Controls access to resources.Controls access to resources. Physically safe resources – f i les and its history Physically safe resources – f i les and its history

are are stored in the VSS incremental database which stored in the VSS incremental database which

is easy to is easy to backup. backup. Security by managing access rights to projects Security by managing access rights to projects

for all for all users.users. Versioning.Versioning.

VSS featuresVSS features Keeps all sources together in one place.Keeps all sources together in one place. Keeps history of all f i les.Keeps history of all f i les. Controls access to resources.Controls access to resources. Physically safe resources – f i les and its history Physically safe resources – f i les and its history

are are stored in the VSS incremental database which stored in the VSS incremental database which

is easy to is easy to backup. backup. Security by managing access rights to projects Security by managing access rights to projects

for all for all users.users. Versioning.Versioning.