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Testimonial #4
Scott
Software Configuration Management
e-Security, Inc.
11/4/2002
To accomplish my job as a CM person I have had to grow a set of triggers to
implement the policy and procedures I want my developers to follow when
using ClearCase.
There are some must have policies.....the first being protecting the files
the end users are putting under control. What Rational does not tell you
out of the box is that any file in ClearCase owned by a developer can be
removed by that developer. This has the potential to destroy baselines,
interrupt development, and put a burden on the IS department doing restores
from backups. You MUST have a protect trigger to change the ownership of
files after they are put into a VOB. ClearTrigger does this for you out
of the box, no triggers to write. This is my first love of ClearTrigger.
The bits that you can set out of the box gives you 16 powerful commands
without writing a lick of code. If you are new to ClearCase you may not
see the value in these commands, but trust me you need at least half them
mandatory. I tossed most of my standard triggers in favor of ClearTrigger.
The next love of ClearTrigger is that once it is installed any changes to
the config. files affect ALL the VOB's immediately. With the old way of
manually installing triggers any changes required me to visit each VOB.
The next love is the way you can come up with “Role Based Permissions”…
you can define groups which can or can not execute certain commands by
using ClearTrigger, something ClearCase natively does not have. I can
go on, but I think those are some of my major points.
With regards to support, I was one of the first users of ClearTrigger.
I provided feedback then and still do and have found ABS very receptive to
my input. The latest release has most of the enhancement requests I asked
for. There have been several things that I asked for that were already in
ClearTrigger and I just did not know how to do it. Calling ABS support got
me the answers. There has been more then one time when they convinced me
to do things differently.... so having the backing of a professional CM
company has been HUGE for me. I would consider their consulting services
as well.
Bottom line is I don't regret buying ClearTrigger and I strongly
recommend it for any organization. Go for it! It's pretty darn cheap for
the functionality you get out of it.
- Sincerely,
- Scott
- Software Configuration Management
- e-Security, Inc.
- 11/4/2002
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