Check- In BIAR file to PVCS - Need Process

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Dear Team

I am new to this PVCS and now we are planning to move our universes and reports from Dev to TEST environemnt using PVCS. Could anyone of you please provide me the steps for check-In the BIAR file and documents to PVCS ?

I tried searching it, however it is confusing me. Pls help me.

Thanks
Asmitha

Asmitha :uk: (BOB member since 2008-06-06)

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Marek Chladny :slovakia: (BOB member since 2003-11-27)

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Not sure I get what you are asking for…as far as I know PVCS is a version control tool and you don’t use it for migration between environments.

Put your BIAR file into the PVCS and then use the import wizard to migrate your reports and stuff from Dev to Test.

J0sh :australia: (BOB member since 2006-10-09)

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Thanks Josh. I wanted to know how do I put in my BIAR file into PVCS. I am confused about the process.

Thanks
Asmitha

Asmitha :uk: (BOB member since 2008-06-06)

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I’m sure this process is described in the user manual for PVCS. You have to check the file in to the system and then follow the correct procedure. Do a search on the PVCS web site or check some PVCS forums if they exist…

J0sh :australia: (BOB member since 2006-10-09)

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BIAR is just a file like everything else. You tag it in PVCS and then store the file in the repository for promotion. If your organization is using PVCS, there should be a PVCS Administrator or Change Management Administrator. You should consult him/her on the process.

With that being said, please be aware that BIAR is NOT a reliable tool for versioning or for change management. It is merely a quick and dirty way to archive your reports and universes. On the other hand, PVCS is a formal change management tool and it is designed for software/application development. BusinessObjects reports and universes are entirely different animals. You cannot do a DIFF on reports archived at different time.

substring :us: (BOB member since 2004-01-16)

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Chiming in to agree with substring. Most VCS work much better with plain-text code. For example, I’ve been on several projects where Business Objects is the reporting piece of a larger application (in Java, C#, etc.). We would check things into Subversion (a VCS), but it really is intended much more for the C# / Java than BusObj files.

Namlemez :djibouti: (BOB member since 2005-03-14)