X-Control- Automated & Integrated Change Management

X-Control provides comprehensive facilities for change management at both the source and the object level. Project management facilities also allow the complete tracing and control of user change requests. Programming changes must be carried out in a controlled manner with only one programmer allowed to access the program/files under change at any one time.

• Single command request for programmer changes.
• Optional pre-authorization for programmer changes.
• Parallel machine support.
• Interface to X-Analysis for requests and returns.
• Related items review/request, including data dictionary fields.
• Automatic creation keyword command from maintainable defaults.
• Control of items returned to live systems by release, audit numbers or item level.
• Audit history from release to source line.
• Archive of source and/or objects.
• Integrity of data, logical over physical files, ownership, authority and journaling.
• Release preparation for tape or communications link.
• Interface to documentation in Office or Text files.
• Up to 9 environment levels (development, test, unit test, system test, acceptance... production, archive).