Method and system for file management of a source control management repository

• US 20060200791A1
• Filed: 03/02/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bhatia, Rishi
• Granted Patent: US 7,702,661 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management

Abstract

A system and method for managing at least one checked out file of a source control management repository are provided. The system includes a source control repository including at least one checked out file; a database including at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file; and a computing device for identifying the at least one checked out file, retrieving the at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file, and generating a report including the at least one parameter. The report may be presented to a user via a display or formatted as an XML file to be employed in other computing applications, e.g., automated backups.

Claims

1. A method for managing at least one checked out file of a source control repository, the method comprising the steps of:

identifying using a control management server the at least one checked out file;

retrieving at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file, the at least one parameter stored in query database;

generating a report including the at least one parameter; and

presenting the report to a user.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of repository name, project name, state name, package group, package name, physical location of the checked out file, actual repository location of the file, date when the file was checked out, version, and creator.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein the report is in XML format.

4. The method as in claim 1, wherein the report is generated through a user interface.

5. The method as in claim 2, wherein the identifying step includes identifying at least one parameter to be retrieved by the user.

6. The method as in claim 2, wherein the retrieving step includes retrieving a predetermined set of parameters.

7. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

identifying at least one of a server and mainframe; and

generating an environment-dependant query to retrieve the at least one parameter from a plurality of checked out files.

8. The method as in claim 1, further comprising the step of authenticating the user requesting the report.

9. A system for managing at least one checked out file, comprising:

a source control repository including at least one checked out file;

a database including at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file; and

a control management server for identifying the at least one checked out file, retrieving the at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file, and generating a report including the at least one parameter.

10. The system as in claim 9, further comprising means for presenting the report to a user.

11. The system as in claim 9, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of repository name, project name, state name, package group, package name, physical location of the checked out file, actual repository location of the file, date when the file was checked out, version, and creator.

12. The system as in claim 9, wherein the report is in XML format.

13. A set of computer-executable instructions for managing at least one checked out file, the computer-executable instructions comprising the steps of:

identifying using a control management server the at least one checked out file of a source control repository;

retrieving at least one parameter associated with the at least one checked out file, the at least one parameter stored in query database;

generating a report including the at least one parameter; and

presenting the report to a user.

14. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 13, wherein said instructions are stored on a computer-readable media, said media selected from a group consisting of magnetic media, optical media, read-only memory (ROM).

15. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 13, wherein said instructions are executable by a computer system comprising a processor, a random access memory (RAM), at least one user input device, a data storage device and a graphical display device.

16. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 13, wherein the at least one parameter is selected from the group consisting of repository name, project name, state name, package group, package name, physical location of the checked out file, actual repository location of the file, date when the file was checked out, version, and creator.

17. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 16, wherein the identifying step includes identifying at least one parameter to be retrieved by the user.

18. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 16, wherein the retrieving step includes retrieving a predetermined set of parameters.

19. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 13, further comprising the steps of identifying at least one of a server and mainframe;

and

generating an environment-dependant query to retrieve the at least one parameter from a plurality of checked out files.

20. The computer-executable instructions as in claim 13, further comprising the step of authenticating the user requesting the report.