Working with platforms

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Your environment needs to reflect the type of application you will build. The following sections describe how to set your environment:

Platforms are used by the update operation. Update uses the platform value to update a project with the most appropriate objects.

You must specify platform names, followed by at least two spaces or tabs and a semicolon: IBM-AIX ;

You can define the values in the platform file to reflect the platforms on which your application needs to be built.

The platform file you will change is called om_hosts.cfg, and is located in CCM_HOME\etc (Windows server) or $CCM_HOME/etc (UNIX). This file applies to every session that uses that Rational Synergy installation.

Alternatively, you can use a different platform list for every database in the installation. To do so, copy the om_hosts.cfg file from CCM_HOME\etc (Windows server) or $CCM_HOME/etc (UNIX) to the etc directory under your database, then edit it to set up the platforms and hosts specific to that database. Windows client users: Define a platform file for each database because developers typically will have their own Rational Synergy installation areas.

After you make the changes, you and all users of the database will need to restart your sessions if you want to view the new values. Use the Properties dialog box Platform list to view the new values.

Using platform values is optional. You only need to use platform values if you build different versions of your software on or for different hardware platforms or operating systems.


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