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Managing a Project with a Source Control System

Perform other project-level tasks

You can perform other project-level tasks that are described in other sections of this
documentation. The following table lists these tasks and their related sections.
Task
Verifying links in a project
Using Find and Replace across entire
projects
Working in a Source Control System
Deploying (uploading) projects

Managing a Project with a Source Control System

An additional benefit of creating projects is that you can more easily manage project
files in a source control system. You can establish a relationship between a source
control application and your project, so that you can manage check-out, check-in,
and other source control operations without opening the source control application.

Why use source control?

Version source control for Web site content is an essential for coordinating team
development of complex projects. A source control system does add a layer of file
management responsibility, but it offers clear advantages for developers, managers,
and support staff. Source control enables team members to do the following:
Share files on a LAN without overwriting work or accidentally modifying files
simultaneously
Track versions of files and modifications as files are changed
Control the
Replicate applications to a local workstation for development and testing
Source control systems really are about control; they are designed to control file
management in application development and related work. Common terms, such as
check-in, check-out, lock, and unlock, accurately describe the security procedures
required for an effective source control system.

Supported source control systems

ColdFusion Studio uses the Microsoft-published interface called the Source Code
Control (SCC) API to connect with a wide range of standard source control products;
it can work with both client-based and server-based systems.
See
"Verifying Links" on page 163
"Searching Documents" on page 152
"Managing a Project with a Source Control
System" on page 135
"Deploying Files" on page 139
deployment of applications
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