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Friday, November 1, 2013Print Subscribe

Navigate to http://manage.codeontime.com/pages/projects.aspx.

Projects configured for synchronization are displayed here.

The project can be marked as deleted by pressing Delete on the action bar. Users will not be able to share changes with other project members if the project has been deleted.

Select “Deleted Projects” from the view selector in the top-right corner to view a list of deleted projects.

Restore the project by pressing “Restore” on the action bar.

Use the view selector to return to the list of active projects. Click on the Project Name link in the first column to view a list of revisions.

Revisions can be deleted and restored in the same fashion as described above. Note that deleting a revision will prompt all users to update the project the next time they access the Project Designer. Upon update, all transactions associated with the deleted revision will become undone.

Details of the project can be viewed on the Project Info tab.

Switch back to the Revisions tab, and click on the revision link in the Created On column. The list of all transactions from the revision will be displayed.

Details of the revision can be seen on the Revision Info tab.

Return to the list of all projects by clicking on the “Projects” link on the menu bar.

Labels: Code Generator, Collaboration, Features, Teamwork, Web Application Generator

Friday, November 1, 2013Print Subscribe

Account Manager: Registering Purchases

First, navigate to http://manage.codeontime.com/pages/purchases.aspx.

You will see a list of purchases tied to the current account. The user limit and expiration date is also displayed.

Add a new purchase to the account by pressing Register Purchase on the action bar. Enter the payer email and activation code, and press OK. If the purchase is found but not yet registered in the Account Manager, it will be added to your account.

Note that the new purchase must be of the same edition as the original purchase of the account.

Labels: Code Generator, Collaboration, Features, Teamwork, Web Application Generator

Sunday, October 20, 2013Print Subscribe

Overview of Application Lifecycle Management

It is a common practice to place the application source code under the control of an ALM (application lifecycle management) system.

Web apps with Universal Mobile/Desktop Client created with Code On Time are standard ASP.NET applications. The entire source code is included in each project. There are no black-box DLLs or hidden runtimes.

It is easy to place a web application created with Code On Time under source control of an ALM.

Application generator maintains XML log files to track revisions of the project design alongside the source code of an app. This allows working on the app in a disconnected mode. It also makes it easy to merge changes from multiple developers.

The designer log changes are incremental. If two developers have changed the application design, then the XML log files must be merged, followed by a Refresh of the application design.

Code On Time offers a free cloud synchronization service that enables automatic exchange of designer changes between team members. The project synchronization software is also available for purchase for in-house hosting.

Microsoft Team Foundation Service (TFS) is a popular ALM system. It is easy to place a Code On Time app under source control with TFS.

Labels: Application Builder, Collaboration, Teamwork, Web Application Generator