Concepts
- Files are created and associated with Components.
- Components form a directed graph where each Component can have several parents. Components are a logical grouping mechanism allowing Files to be grouped together without regard to their physical pathnames (unlike directories or folders which lie on the path).
- Permissions can be given at the Component level, allowing for distributed administration. The permission to give other permissions can be granted.
- A Release was a set of files with a common root. Releases could share files with other releases. The sharing could be defined to follow the latest version (sometimes called "tip") or a specific version within the release. This was called "linking".
- A Level is a snapshot of all files. Similar to a "tag" in other source control systems - but with a twist. If the Release is in "binding mode" (most commonly used), the Levels contain only the files referenced by the LevelMembers (Defects and Features). As a result, a Level only contains changes (file versions) that are approved and not just the latest file versions in the repository.
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—F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940)
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