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GxTend: Software Configuration Management

GxTend is a suite of full-web tools that allows managing a software development project and is supported on the functionalities of GXpublic.

GxTend is a response to the different problems that arise during software development; it's emphasis is on those projects that use GeneXus as its main development tool and makes available to companies and the different actors involved a group of solutions that aim at the different sectors/stages that make up a project.

The solutions to those problems are the following:

  • Concurrency control in the development.
  • Versioning.
  • Traceability.
  • Promotion of changes among different Knowledge Bases (Kbs)
  • Access to knowledge contained in a GeneXus Kb on the part of different roles with dissimilar interests.
  • Metrics.

" Categorization in order to group applications (GeneXus Kb) into modules.

Although some of these functions may be implemented through working methodologies only, in the end more man-hours are dedicated to manual administrative tasks that are error-prone and not very gratifying. Consequently, many times compromise solutions are found which reduce these tasks at the expense of loss of control. In conclusion, the risk exists of defining methodologies that do not contemplate all the aspects that are of interest to the organization.

On the other hand, GxTend has an interesting proposal in relation to productivity tools and a group of highly useful basic reports:

  • Comparison of GeneXus Kbs.
  • Search of mains programs to compile.
  • Useful writing operations on GeneXus Kbs, such as for example a massive folder change.

To conclude, GxTend not only allows defining the methodology that will be most convenient for the organization, but it also aims at quality in software development. For this it provides the process that is most adequate for the organization and the product, while simultaneously generating a notable increase in each developer's productivity.

GxTend : http://gxtend.accendo-it.com

Accendo: http://www.accendo-it.com

 

 

 

 

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