validata abc product presentation

7/28/2019 Validata ABC Product Presentation

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Validata Automated Build & Configuration (ABC)

Achieve continuous delivery through automated build and configuration management


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Agenda

Validata Automated Build & Configuration

Validata Build & Configuration Methodology

Validata Build & Configuration Process

Reporting Capabilities

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Benefits6

Business Challenges


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Business Challenges

Controlling source code and artifacts development is a critical part of modern software

development. Rarely is software shipped on schedule, on budget, and with the features and

stability desired in the original specifications. CIOs face several problems trying to manage

their software releases.

A detailed picture of the current release process is usually not available whereas a regular

release cycle is not established. At the same time the process of developing new releases is

usually insufficient since there is an intense need of repeating the cyclic approach until the

desirable results are reached.

Traditional CM tools are file based and their support for continuous actions of check-in and

build introduce new challenges to their design. This continuous integration and build practice,

places considerably more stress and load on the CM version control and build systems.

Automating and standardizing the Release Management procedure, helps eliminate the

repetitive tasks, reduce the required resources and ensure that all inputs and outputs are

consistent at all times.


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Validata Automated Build & Configuration (ABC)

Validata ABC, enables IT organizations to automate the process of application upgrades patches, resulting

in shortened release cycles, application configuration alignment, and automated updates across any

groups, sites, countries.

Unlike traditional solutions, Validata ABC is faster, smarter and more efficient with an underlying

infrastructure to support continuous actions of check-in and build. It is a next generation CM tool truly

integrated with Validata SAS ALM platform. It has the ability to instantly build the application; right after a

developer had committed changes to the source code repository. Imagine to immediately know the build was

broken and who made the most recent changes, and all packages produced to have an easy way to display

version ID on request.

Grab the release on its journey from QA to production! Create a release map where every piece had a

unique identifier build in the code itself that could be retrieved easily even while it was running and be able

to regenerate the release map based upon the current code running in production. Compared this to the

release map that you had packaged, with the release of the time of deployment, thats when you can find

that you had the wrong scripts running in production!

Being able to do a CM audit, even while production was live, is where Validata ABC is unique.

The product aims in speeding up the process of applying patches and upgrades to T24 servers by up to 40-

50%. It allows for even less technical personnel to perform the administration tasks and maintain a number of

servers at a time. The comprehensive reports help controlling the overall maintenance process of keeping

multiple environments in sync.


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Role-Based tool supporting

workflows, ensuring different

teams follow the same processes.

Full history and audit trail of

configurations.

Supports parallel development

across local and off shore teams.

Environments management and

comparison

Configurations Conflict Detection

Ability to merge or branch

different version of the same

source files and records.

Integrates with the ALM platform

and leverages unified central

repository and Dashboard

Stores source code and data,

requirement documents,

specifications, web pages

Build Configurable workflows

enforced through the use of

Transition Rules

Ability to manage any number of

builds through an automatic

version and release control for

each component Ability to track the builds,

highlighting the status of the

work, requirements coverage

and source versions

Integrates with other

development tools such as

Eclipse, Visual studio

Integrated GUI for Driving T24Compilation and Display of Error

Messages

Rollback of Deployed Data

Records and Code Objects

Build Management for T24 using

Toolbox.

Advanced control over theautomated build process flow

Create, store and release

deployment packages

Deploys T24 records using OFS

messages (Input and Authorize

commands)

Referential integrity, code

analysis and deployment

ordering reporting

Generation of BUILD.CONTROL

packages containing all

development and necessary

settings

Setting Prerequisite Actions and

Post Deployment Actions as part

of the deployment procedure

Backup procedure for all affected

libraries

Generates DL.DEFINE packages

ConfigurationManagement

Build AutomationPackage and Deployment

Automation

Validata ABC Capabilities


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Define

Release Stream

Release Iterations

Define

Development

Project Plan

Define

Development

Requirements

Define Software

Change Requests

Assign

Development

Tasks

Business Change

Requests

Gathering

Defects Gathering

Testing Results

Business

Requirements

Gathering

Development Deployment

Unit Testing

Functional Testing

QA Testing

Software

Requirements

Gathering

Project Setup

Transition rules /

Workflow

processes

Access Rights,

Users and Roles

Validata

Connectivity with

the WorkStations

Release

Management

Testing Process

Validata Setup

Synchronize per

T24 environment

Administration

Validata ABC Process Flow


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Validata Build & Configuration Methodology

Planning Build Release

Entry Criteria

New Change request has been issued

and has been approved by the QA

department following the workflow

Activities

Create the development plan and

Schedule the related Tasks to the

assigned users. Upload the plan in to

Validata

Create the Project workspace in to

Validata

Inherit existing finished development

and upload in to Validata ABC any

needed source code and records

Deliverables

Development Monitoring and

Reporting with associated tasks per

change request

Entry Criteria

New Tasks have been Scheduled and

assigned to the developers

Development Work packages have

been defined

Activities

Ensure all the related source code to

be Checked-in on Validata server

Ensure that all branched versions of

the source code have been merged

Run all automated reports to check

the build integrity

Deploy the completed development to

the testing environments

Create a baseline to include all the

development packages

Deliverables

Completed Development reporting

with the related tasks, source codes

and records

Entry Criteria

Baseline has been planned and content

has been confirmed

Baseline impact analysis report has

been created and verified

Activities Deploy the Baseline to QA environment

for testing

Deploy the Baseline to Pre-Production

environment for Testing

Run the automated environments

comparison reports to identify any

differences

Cut the Baseline Update all the related change requests

with status closed

Notify the related stakeholders

Deliverables

Change request coverage status

Deployment reporting and

environments comparison


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Validata Best Practices Workflow


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Build & Configuration Functionality Workflow

Validata ABC imports patches from Temenos, allows review and modification, then generates

another package with the amendments and deploys it using the BUILD.CONTROL tool. As part of the

deployment procedure Validata ABC can do Prerequisite actions as well as Post installation actions.

Validata SAS Project

DL.DEFINE Import Wizard

Incoming T24 Patch (BCON Package)

BUILD.CONTROL Adapter

Integrity Checks Modifications

BUILD.CONTROL Tool in T24

T24

Prerequisite Actions

Post Install Actions


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Automatic Deployment of Upgrades or Patches

Multi-Company Deployment and Multi-Country Roll Out

Current

System

Backup Current

System

Deployment

Vendor

Patch

UpgradeManually Deploymentof the package.

Upgraded

System

TestingIssues

Current

System

Vendor

Manual Deployment of Upgrades or Patches

Automatic Deploymentof the package from

Validata ABC

Verified

System


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Multi Company Deployment & Multi Country Roll Out

In our days the main Base code development gets implemented at the main development

site or it is out sourced to the vendor. When ready and tested, gets shared and delivered at

the business sites where now it has to be combined with the local developments, get testedand communicate with several interfaces.

Remote Release Management

Capabilities

Fully automated Deployment(records, data, objects, versions)

Role Based

Integrity of the Build

Pre-screening for any potential

errors in any environment

Rollback of changes upon failure

or at user request

Multiple Catalogues support

(Multiple Versions )

Independent staging area

Benefits

Reduce Deployment errors

Reduce defects and improve

consistency in packages acrossenvironments

Accuracy during package development,

promotion, and deployment across

environments.

Reduced deployment costs through

increased effectiveness and accuracy

Reduce downtime by ensuring

consistency in configurations across

multiple environments .

Lower downtime costs through the

ability to back out changes on demand

or upon failures in any environment.

Base

Code

Base Code

& Local

Code

Base Code

& Local

Code

Project

Contains Core + Local

Development for UK Site

Project

Contains Core + Local

Development for Poland Site

Poland


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Build & Configuration Architecture

Streams

Products / Packages Tasks Change Packages Product Baselines

RequirementsActivities/

FeaturesDefects Builds Documents

APIs Third Party tools

MultisiteTransaction

Engine

Workflow

Engine

Custom

Actions

Reporting /

Comparisons

Hybrid

database

Core Change

Management

Artifacts

Lifecycle

Management

Artifacts

High

Efficiency

Architecture

Lifecycle

Stream

Support

Custom

Extension

Support


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The Build manager Gets an alert for a new Change Request

Uploads the Development Planning in to Validata Project Plan Manager Module ( MSProject Integration point)

For this CR he needs to create the related Work Package and the Tasks fordevelopment

Then he create the Project and inherits the previous Development. He has the optionto import previous development with Completed Tasks, or latest deployments withstatus Tasks still on going

BPOChange

RequestBuildManager

Plans and

Workflows

Assigns &

MonitorsTasks

Receive Build Request


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Release Planning report Export to Excel

Release Status Report

Releases Streams Overview

Reports

Release Planning report:

Release Schedule with live reports of the status of your product, showing how themultiple teams meet the requirements and the deadlines for the active tasks.

Traceability Report


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The Critical Differencies

Efficiency and Quality throughout the project

Reduced Deployment errors, associated with interdependencies between applications,

software requirements, work packages, tasks and environments achieving efficiency and

quality throughout the project.

Reduced Costs and Effort

The increased effectiveness and accuracy of distributed application rollouts across

environments reduce actual deployment costs and effort while enabling faster time to market.

Ensures Higher Product Quality

Granular access controls achieve accuracy during package development, promotion, and

deployment across environments, ensuring higher product quality.

Continuous delivery and integration

Supports parallel development, multiple releases maintenance and manages file revisions

rather than software versions. It guarantees the integrity of every build

Reduced Downtime

Ensures consistency in configurations across multiple environments actually reduces

downtime and related costs.


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