 | IBM® Rational® Build Forge® Enterprise Edition provides build and release management for medium to large development teams. | Feature | Benefit |
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| Build and release process automation | Automate repetitive tasks, enable consistent, repeatable processes |
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| Compatible with existing build scripts, batch files, development tools and processes | Integrate into your current environment, leverage existing investments, implement rapidly |
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| Threading | Run processes concurrently for increased performance |
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| Dynamic server management | Distribute build activities across a server pool to accelerate build cycles |
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| Multiple scheduling options | Meet individual project needs with both as-needed and continuous integration builds |
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| Build monitoring, logging, custom filters and automatic e-mail notifications | Identify and resolve build issues quickly |
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| Audit trails | Trace the origin and detail of all build and release activity |
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| Bill-of-materials (BOM) | Document the contents of each release for better reproducibility |
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| RSS data feed support | Get real-time, targeted information |
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| Reporting and metrics | Improve visibility into build and release processes |
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| Role-based security and user authentication | Manage and control user access |
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| Web-based management console | Allow user access and administration from virtually anywhere |
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| Integration with leading IDEs including IBM Rational Application Developer, Microsoft® Visual Studio 2005, Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and Eclipse | Empower developers with self-service capabilities |
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| Unicode support | Enable global usage |
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| Distributed, mainframe and midrange platform support | Coordinate and execute repeatable build and release processes enterprise-wide |
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| Out-of-the-box adaptors | Integrate with leading source control, testing and defect tracking tools; correlate data for in integrated project view |
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| Perl and Java APIs | Integrate with third-party tools for additional flexibility |
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