IBM SC34-4499-03 manual Installing the TeamConnection source code control DLL

Components are used to organize the data in a family. Components are arranged in a hierarchical tree structure, with a single top component called root. The component owns the parts that may be in it, and controls access to the parts. Once you are given access to a component, you have access to all the parts and subcomponents in that component. The component also controls the process that TeamConnection uses, for example, to report and ®x a defect. Within each family, development data is organized into groups called components. The component hierarchy of each family includes a single top component, initially called root, and descendants of that root. Each child component has at least one parent component; a child can have multiple parents.

The release is somewhat analogous to a project. A release is a logical grouping of the components that make up a product. An application is likely to contain parts from more than one component. Because you probably want to use some of the same parts in more than one application, or in more than one version of an application, TeamConnection groups parts into releases. A release is a logical organization of all parts that are related to an application; that is, all parts that must be built, tested, and distributed together. Each time a release is changed, a new version of the release is created. Each version of the release points to the correct version of each part in the release. Each part in TeamConnection is managed by at least one component and contained in at least one release. One release can contain parts from many components; a component can span several releases. Each time a new development cycle begins, you can de®ne a separate release. Each subsequent release of an application can share many of the same parts as its predecessor. You need to know the name of the release.

A work area is basically a view of a release. For example, a work area can be opened for each defect that needs to be ®xed. More than one programmer can work in the same work area at the same time. A programmer can have more than one work area active at a time. A release contains the latest integrated version of each of its parts. As users check parts out of the releases, update them, and then check them back in, TeamConnection keeps track of all these changes, even when more than one user updates the same part at the same time.

You need to know the name of the work area in which you will be working. A good practice is to create and name a work area after the defect being addressed in the work area. For example, name work area W1557 for defect 1557. You can create a work area if you have the authority in TeamConnection, but this must be done through the TeamConnection GUI.

For more information about families, releases, components, work areas, parts, and what you can do with them, see your TeamConnection Documentation.

Installing the TeamConnection source code control DLL

Before you can use the integrated support from your development environment you must install TeamConnection and the TeamConnection Source Code Control DLL. If you are using TeamConnection Version 2.0.8 or later, the source code control DLL is already installed.

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