In Telelogic Synergy 7.1,
DCM supports transfers with databases of 6.4 SP1, 6.5 SP2, 6.5a, 6.6a,
7.0 and 7.1. Databases before 7.1 must be patched with the DCM compatibility
patch. Telelogic Synergy 7.1
introduces a component task feature that is not supported in prior
releases. Please see the 7.1 readme file for details.
If
you have earlier databases (such as 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, or 6.3a) with which
you want to exchange data, either:
- Upgrade those databases to Telelogic Synergy 6.4
or later
- Replicate data using a hub database that is at release
6.4 SP1 or 6.5 SP2
The CCM45SP2 export format option
and the map project instances option were retired in Telelogic Synergy 6.5.
DCM in Telelogic Synergy 7.1
supports replication of processes, process rules, folder templates,
and release definitions with databases that are at 6.5 or later. The
full functionality of the process definitions and process rules are
only available when replicating with other 6.5 or later databases.
It is therefore advisable to update master and satellite databases
used for the development of a component within a short time. Spoke
databases that replicate through a hub database at an earlier release
have reduced functionality until the hub database is upgraded.
When replicating from a Telelogic Synergy 7.1
database to a pre-6.5 Telelogic Synergy database:
- Process definitions and process rules are not replicated.
Process definitions were a new feature in Synergy Distributed 6.5
and there is no equivalent functionality in prior releases. Process
rules were redesigned for 6.5 for use with processes and are a new
type of object that supersedes the old reconfigure/update templates.
- Folder templates can be replicated.
- A preview of a DCM transfer package shows date/time
values as integer time values rather than date strings, and names
are no longer truncated. They are not truncated is because the preview
file format has been changed to be locale-neutral and more client-neutral.
When replicating from a Telelogic Synergy pre-6.5
database to a Telelogic Synergy 7.1
database:
- Reconfigure/update templates are ignored. The recon_temp type
no longer exists in Telelogic Synergy 7.0
and later and has been replaced by a more powerful and flexible process
and process rule design.
- Folder templates can be replicated.
- When a release definition is received, if no process
rule currently exists for one of the valid purposes of the release,
then a release-specific process rule is automatically created for
that release and purpose. This process rule could have different settings
from any reconfigure template used in the older Telelogic Synergy database.