Module 4: Working with Builds

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Module 4: Working with Builds
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Unit objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
• Describe the IBM® Rational Team Concert™ build
system
• Generate a build by using Rational Team Concert
• Monitor Rational Team Concert public builds
• Compare builds

Rational Team Concert build systme architecture
> Rational Team Concert build system architecture
Developer build activities
Monitoring team builds
Comparing builds
> = Current topic

Jazz Team Build system architecture
Developer (client)
Developer (client)
Developer (client)
Release engineer
Build engine object
Build engine object
Build engine object
Build machine
Build machine
Build machine
Jazz™ Team Server
Repository Build computers

Jazz database build objects
The build definition defines the build script and other
properties that specify how the build is invoked. The
build definition also provides this information:
 The build schedule for automated builds
 The workspace to build from
The build engine represents a process on a build
computer that polls the repository for build requests.
The build request represents a request to run a build,
as specified by the selected build definition, on the
next available build engine.
The build result contains the output from a build, such
as execution summaries, logs, and properties.

Developer build activities
 Rational Team Concert build system architecture
> Developer build activities
 Monitoring team builds
 Comparing builds
> = Current topic

Jazz Team Build roles and actions
Develop/Obtain a build script
Release engineer
Developer
Create workspace
Create build definitions
Create build engine objects
Monitor build engines
Set up build machine
Request a build
Monitor build status
View build results
Compare builds
Develop or obtain build script

Developer role: Build actions
Request a build
 Request builds from the Builds view, which you can access
from the Team Artifacts view
 Request public or personal builds
Monitor the status of builds
 Monitor status in the Builds view
Query available builds
Inspect completed builds
 Identify and retrieve the artifacts that are produced
Compare builds

Requesting a build
Request Build

Build options: Personal builds
You can select the workspace
for the build.
The team is not notified of the
build result.
Typically, use personal builds
to test changes before you
deliver them to the team.
Select Build Engine.
Select Workspace.
Expand Build Options.
Select Personal Build.

Monitoring team builds
 Developer build activities
> Monitoring team builds
 Compare builds
> = Current topic

Monitoring builds
Cancel
 Removes pending build requests from the queue
Abandon
 Removes in-progress stalled builds from the queue
Build Completion
 Progress indicates completion

Monitoring builds (continued)
Estimated time
Real-time progress
Build label
Build definition
Actual time
TagsStart time
Status

Build results review: Summary

Build results review: Activities

Build results review: Compilation

Build results review: Downloads

Build results review: Logs

Build results review: Properties

What is the purpose of the automatic snapshot that is
taken during a build ?
Why would you generate a personal build ?
Discussion

Comparing builds
 Developer build activities
 Monitoring team builds
> Comparing builds
> = Current topic

Comparing builds
Comparing builds provides a way to examine the
differences in content between two versions of your
application.
 Which work items are implemented in one build and not the
other?
 For those work items, which source files were modified?
Builds can be compared with other builds or with the
contents of a repository workspace or stream.
 Compare a build with a repository workspace or stream.
 Compare two builds.
 Compare a build with the latest available in a stream.
 Compare a build with its previous build.

Unit summary
Having completed this unit, you should be able to:
• Describe the IBM® Rational Team Concert™ build
system
• Generate a build by using Rational Team Concert
• Monitor Rational Team Concert public builds
• Compare builds

Exercise 4: Managing builds in Rational Team Concert
Complete these tasks:
 Browse builds in the Conversion
team area.
 Request a team build.
 Compare builds.
 Request a personal build.

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