Providing Connguration Management Support in Software Engineering Environments Providing Connguration Management Support in Software Engineering Environments

Software connguration management (SCM or CM) is a key element of any software development project. A software engineering environment should not only provide support for software products and software processes in general, but also pay attention to high level software engineering concepts like connguration management. In this paper, we present an overview of our approach to software engineering environments and demonstrate how connguration management can be achieved in such environments with minimal eeort by codifying a connguration management model. Issues addressed include the structures and consistency of CM components and their relationships, the deenition and activation of CM operations, and the deenition of presentation views that facilitate CM activities. Abstract Software connguration management (SCM or CM) is a key element of any software development project. A software engineering environment should not only provide support for software products and software processes in general, but also pay attention to high level software engineering concepts like connguration management. In this paper, we present an overview of our approach to software engineering environments and demonstrate how connguration management can be achieved in such environments with minimal eeort by codifying a conngu-ration management model. Issues addressed include the structures and consistency of CM components and their relationships, the deenition and activation of CM operations , and the deenition of presentation views that facilitate CM activities.