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WizSource and PowerBuilder. Source Control By Victor Reinhart 7/14/2011. Topics. Why WizSource? WizSource Install WizSource Setup User Setup User Guide. Why WizSource?. Why WizSource?. Safe, Relational DB Back-End Non-Proprietary, SCC Interface Designed for PowerBuilder Easy to Use
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WizSource and PowerBuilder Source Control By Victor Reinhart 7/14/2011
Topics • Why WizSource? • WizSource Install • WizSource Setup • User Setup • User Guide
Why WizSource? • Safe, Relational DB Back-End • Non-Proprietary, SCC Interface • Designed for PowerBuilder • Easy to Use • Supported Product (Unlike VSS) • FAST – FAST – FAST! • Reasonable Price - $65/User • Bonus Utilities, such as Batch GLV
WizSource Install • Choose a Database to hold your Source Code • In this example, we picked SQL Server • Run the WizSource Admin
Log On the First Time • Use WizSource Logon
Enter Connection Info • The UserID and Password must Match values from WizSource Admin or the Install • All PB sessions will use this info to connect
WizSource Admin • From TopWiz Menu
Create Users • Create Users in WizSource • Inactive Users Require a License, Too
Create Projects • Create a Project in WizSource for each Workspace in PowerBuilder
Applications are Optional • We will skip creating Applications • They are not needed unless you use Labels
User Setup Do this for each User
Log On the First Time • Use WizSource Logon
Enter Connection Info • The UserID and Password must Match values from WizSource Admin • All PB sessions will use this info to connect
PowerBuilder Linkage • Right-Click on the Workspace, Properties
PowerBuilder Linkage • Source Control System: WizSource • Click the Project button, and pick one
Check-Out • Right-Click, Check Out
Check-Out • Comment is Optional
Checked-Out • See the Checkmark
Show Differences • WizSource Calls a 3rd-Party Diff Pgm • This is SourceGear DiffMerge • I wonder about PBDelta? Maybe it is best.
Version Number • WizSource Shows Version No in Library Painter (VSS Does Not)
Get Latest Version • It took 1 min to see this screen in WizSource: (from over 5,000 objects) • Then it finished in 6 seconds. • 20 times faster than VSS!
WizSource Tables • WizSource Tables are Beautiful • Simple, Elegant Table Design • Easy to Understand • Easy to Use for Reporting • Full Source is GZipped for Each Version
Issues • We are working an issue on PB 11.5 Crashing sometimes with WizSource
More Information • http://www.topwizprogramming.com
Thank You • Sincerely, • Victor Reinhart, President, OCPBUG www.ocpbug.com