Concerns around DNG 6 for creating project baselines
Before we move on to DNG 6.0 from current version 501, our project team would like to clarify the
functionality with DNG 6.0
Note that the project team plan to use RM inbuilt CM and not any other global configuration
management system.
Concerns around DNG6 around creating project baselines
Today the team face problems with project baselines in Version 501, they just don´t work. After we
migrate to DNG6 will we be using this mechanism as a usual mechanism.
- When the project baselines were working, for us it took about 30 minutes to create one baseline.
- What will happen with the module baselines after the migration to V 6.0?
Accepted answer
I would highly recommend to set up a test system and to enable configuration management there and play with the concepts. You will require to request a key to do so. Carefully read the whole page and make sure you understand its content.
Enabling it has consequences. Make sure you experiment with it and understand the impact on reporting and the data warehouse and anything else, before you try this in production.
As far as I am aware the old concept of baselines will be totally gone if you enable Global Configuration Management. You will use configurations and baselines on configurations instead of the old baselines. If you want to understand the performance implications, set up your current system in an isolated test environment and prototype with it, to understand the implications and get a feel for what you can do.
Enabling it has consequences. Make sure you experiment with it and understand the impact on reporting and the data warehouse and anything else, before you try this in production.
As far as I am aware the old concept of baselines will be totally gone if you enable Global Configuration Management. You will use configurations and baselines on configurations instead of the old baselines. If you want to understand the performance implications, set up your current system in an isolated test environment and prototype with it, to understand the implications and get a feel for what you can do.
Comments
One other answer
Ralph's suggestion to set up a test environment is a good one. You can use the jazz.net sandbox to try DNG; but the sandbox cannot be used to see how your module baselines are migrated.
I would add:
I would add:
- In 6.0, baselines are created of the entire project (including all modules in that project); it is not possible to create a baseline of only a single module.
- Baselines can be created in 6.0 without enabling the configuration management feature. (Enabling configuration management provides additional facilities beyond baselining.)
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Each of your module baselines will be migrated to a 6.0 baseline, and you will be able to use those baselines as you did prior to upgrade.