Revision Control; Choosing To Use Revision Control - Symantec SOFTWARE MANAGER 8.0 - REFERENCE FOR WISE PACKAGE STUDIO V1.0 Reference

Revision Control

Choosing to Use Revision Control

Software Manager Reference
Use Revision Control to:
Protect packages from unauthorized changes and changes to multiple copies of a
package at one time.
Track changes to packages.
Revision Control performs standard source control functions, including: check in, check
out, undo check out, and view and retrieve previous versions. Whereas other source
control products protect source files used to compile packages, Revision Control protects
packages.
Revision Control handles all installation file types except package definition files, group
policy files, .INF files, and SOE files. Revision Control stores package versions in the
Revisions subdirectory of the share point directory.
When a user tries to modify a package that is in Revision Control using a Wise Package
Studio tool, that tool prompts the user to check the package out of Revision Control, if
the package is available. If the user chooses to check the file out, the tool performs the
check out.
Revision Control does not track changes made to package attributes in Software
Manager. Example: package relationships. Also, packages added to Software Manager as
part of a Workbench process are not added to Revision Control. You must add them
manually.
You cannot use both Revision Control in Software Manager and a third-party source
control product for Wise Package Studio projects. You must choose one or the other.
See Choosing to Use Revision Control
See also:
Adding Packages to Revision Control
Checking Packages Back Into Revision Control
Undoing Check Outs from Revision Control
Removing Packages from Revision Control
Package Revision History
Reverting to a Previous Version
Revision Control Settings
You cannot use both Revision Control in Software Manager and a third-party source
control product for Wise Package Studio projects. You must choose one or the other.
How you choose to use Revision Control in Software Manager depends on whether you
currently use a source control product for Wise Package Studio projects. (See Choosing
a Revision Control System in the Getting Started Guide.)
If you use source control for package files:
If you use another source control product, either through Windows Installer Editor or
directly, choose to use Revision Control in Software Manager by marking the Wise
Revision Control System check box in the Wise Repository Manager. See Choosing a
Revision Control System in the Wise Package Studio Getting Started Guide.
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