During development, team members continually make changes to project
files. CMS stores, keeps track of, and monitors these files (called
elements). CMS also lets you manipulate combinations of files within
a library (called groups and classes).
CMS stores project files in a central library where they are available
to all project members. Some of the functions you can perform using
CMS include the following:
(1) Store elements in a library for safekeeping
(2) Retrieve elements, and modify and test them in your own
directory
(3) Control concurrent modifications to the same element
(4) Merge concurrent modifications to a file
(5) Create successive versions, or generations, of files
(6) Compare two versions of an element within a library
(7) Organize related library elements into groups
(8) Define a set of various element generations (called a class)
to make up a baselevel or release version of a project
(9) Track which users are working on which files from the library
(10) Maintain a historical account of element and library
transactions
A CMS library can store any type of file except for a directory file.
(1) HELP CMS New_User explains how to invoke CMS.
(2) HELP CMS CREATE LIBRARY tells how to establish a new project
library.
(3) HELP CMS gives a list of topics on which help is available.