Version Control decisions

[PetrPF]

Hi guys,

I'd like to ask you two simple questions:

What are the criteria for choosing between

1/ Single shared model and Multiple private models?
2/ EAP file and RDBMS solution?

In general, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each solution and when to use which option?

Thank you.

Petr

[Geert Bellekens]

Petr,

Have you read the whitepapers on version control and deployment that are available on the sparx website? Those give you already some useful info.

Simply put:
- Single vs Multiple: go for single if possible. Only if you are working in a distributed way (lot of users having to work offline) then you could consider multiple (or a mix of both)
- EAP vs RDBMS: that is also simple. EAP is MS-Access and RDBMS is a real database. So just decide like you would for any other application when having to choose between MS-Access and a "real" database.

Geert

[PetrPF]

Thank you Geert.

I've obviously read the whitepaper, just wanted to know what the best real world practices are.

[beginner]

It depends, PetrPF. It depends. Your wolrd is not my current customer's world which isn't my previous customer's world. You'll probably need a trained consultant to decide what your needs are. Nothing off the shelf.

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