Aldon Lifecycle
Manage for iSeries is an iSeries change management system
designed to bring control, automation, tools and information
to the software maintenance and development process.
When you are ready to move an object or group of objects,
Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries knows:
Where to find them and where to move them - you specify
the object selection criteria.
How to create them and what authority assignments are necessary.
What dependent or prerequisite objects also must be created
or moved.
When to perform data conversions automatically.
When to automatically create change documentation.
Who is authorized and accountable for the move.
Simply request the move -- Aldon Lifecycle Manager for iSeries
will find the right copy of each object and do all of the
work. Programmers, operators and managers are freed to perform
more important and more interesting tasks -- like creating
new applications!
Aldon Lifecycle Manager provides:
A single, unified graphical interface for easy, secure
access to IT information
Enforced process controls, improving quality, productivity,
delivery forecasting and enforcement of regulatory and standards
compliance.
A single repository managing security of all assets.
Direct integration with automated service desk solution.
Package and deploy sets of files automatically as part of
promotion operations or on demand using Aldon Deployment
Manager.
Aldon Lifecycle Manager automatically maintains archives
of old file versions and a detailed history log of all system
activities.
Explore using Aldon's powerful user-defined application,
release and task hierarchies (or using existing directory
structures or Java package statements).
Simple Windows Explorer-like navigation.
View and operate on multiple file types from diverse platforms
simultaneously (Java, VB, HTML, RPG, Word Docs, Images,
etc.).
The check out user column identifies who is currently working
on each part.
Interactively compare and merge any copies of any files
on demand.
The environments column (Envs) will keep you up-to-date
on the current location of active copies of every file within
the development lifecycle (e.g., D=Development, Q=QA, P=Production,
etc.). See at a glance how all the parts of a task are progressing.
All day-to-day functions can be accessed directly from the
powerful actions menu.
