Change management/PC based editing

[Buck Calabro <mcalabro@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dave Shaw wrote:

>Buck's problem with moving the source around is not a Flex/Edit problem per
>se - it uses the old 16-bit Client Access file transfer API's for its
>uploads and downloads, so if he can't connect to a system using Client
>Access over SNA, he has to get the source from that system to one that he
>can connect to.  His source change control problems simply reflect the
>traditional lack of proper change management systems on most AS/400's.

That's 100% correct.
I had the same problems when I used Brief as a PC editor. 

My prior employer grew from a small S/3 with one programmer to 3 large
AS/400's with 5 programmers.  Sadly, the staff grew but the de facto
"change management" procedures did not change.  This resulted in 
lots of stepping on each others' toes.  We had the same problems
moving source around even using SEU/PDM because of the 3 machine
setup.  Dave is absolutely correct when he says it's a change management
issue.

Buck Calabro
Commsoft, Albany, NY

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