A good source control could help out tremendously. You can branch off separate builds...great freeware versions are CVS and Subversion (a spinoff of CVS). I think you will find plenty of information on these with a google. If you put the time into learning how to really incorporate a source control you could do exactly what you're talking about below and at the same time have good rollback points if you ever need to....
I will say this, I've worked with Subversion and was very impressed - they have tools that integrate into windows and they are pretty slick. Hope that helps a little, Allen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Reil Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:00 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACFUG Discuss] Change Management Options Debate. While I am new to development I have reached a point where I realize that we have to modify AbleCommerce (our CF based shopping cart) but that Able continues to revise their product, and create new updated builds. This is going to become a mess as we go our way with their product and they go theirs. What I need to do is manage changes. We have been keeping a log file on changes but they are only as good as the technician that documents it. With this being the case I had a discussion last night at the study group with Teddy, and John that there are many many other options that may be good for me. I will need to compare Older AbleCommerce builds with newer ones so I can see the changes. Also to save as a base line a certain config as a build once updates are done. Then examining the AbleCommerce changes integrate them into our code. Or Vice versa. And this needs to be as simple as possible. So I respectfully open the floor for debate on what is the best FREEWARE product for us to manage these ongoing changes. Note: These changes would be CFM, CSS, & WZC (AbleCommerce Wizard) files only for the most part that I can see. It would also be nice however if certain tables in the DB could be saved with a build as well if that would be possible. (for cart settings mostly) We are using CF6 at the moment on a Windows 2K server in MySQL4.1 Let the debate begin! Thanks! Robert P. Reil Managing Director, Motorcyclecarbs.com, Inc. 4292 Country Garden Walk NW Kennesaw, Ga. 30152 Office 770-974-8851 Fax 770-974-8852 www.motorcyclecarbs.com ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, manage your profile @ http://www.acfug.org?fa=login.edituserform For more info, see http://www.acfug.org/mailinglists Archive @ http://www.mail-archive.com/discussion%40acfug.org/ List hosted by http://www.fusionlink.com -------------------------------------------------------------
