This paper presents an alternate approach, in which a variant’s identification is moved into the name of the configuration item, leaving only a linear set of revisions in the version namespace.

This paper outlines the operational requirements that an SCM tool needs to meet to support distributed software development, the common approaches adopted by tool vendors over the years, and contrasts these approaches with the architecture implemented by Perforce Software.

Efficient change management of source code and all digital assets, include documents, graphics, web pages, or any type of electronic file can deliver a competitive advantage to companies. For this reason, Software Configuration Management is now on the agendas of CIOs at large companies.

When deploying new software configuration management (SCM) tools, implementers sometimes focus on perfecting fine-grained activities, while unwittingly carrying forward poor, large-scale practices from their previous jobs or previous tools. The result is a well-executed blunder.

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