Re: Synchronizing applications between repositories

Marc,

See if you can obtain a copy of Echo/2000 from Oracle Netherlands. It may be a product by now.

Eric

Marc Maes wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am currently working on a Des/2000-project, which involves two sites
> working on the same project. Because of the distance, both sites are not
> connected through a network. Site A has the original repository with a
> set of application-systems in it. Site B has a copy of this repository
> and has defined an extra application-system in which they work
> exclusively. Also, site B does not change any elements in the
> application-systems of site A. However, site B needs to refer to
> elements from an application-system of site A by sharing. (Still with
> me?)
>
> Now, after (almost) having completed working on their part of the
> project, site B wants to merge their application-system into the
> repository of site A, so the complete project can be delivered to the
> customer.
> Here is were the trouble starts; how can we transfer an
> application-system from B to A and merge it seamlessly into the existing
> repository? Des/2000 offers these tools:
> - Export/Import: the shares from will result in a skeleton-system. All
> shares from B's app.sys. point to the skeleton instead of the original
> base-app.sys. All these shares will then have to be removed and reshared
> manually. This practically means breaking down the entire new app.sys.
> Therefore, this is not a solution.
> - Unload/Load: is meant for small numbers of elements only.
> - Check-out/Check-in: works quite well, but is buggy. For instance, some
> elements which are included in the User Defined Set do not unload.
>
> Knowing which elements are going to be left out in the rco-file would
> save me quite some time. Does anyone know which elements will be left
> out by Check-Out and why?
>
> And has anyone already countered a similar situation? How did you deal
> with it? Suggestions?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Marc Maes
>
> PS: replying to my e-mail address would also be appreciated!
> mmaes_at_tref.nl
 

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