My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to read all of the documentation. Be sure to stick to the implementation and installation instructions as to how they are provided. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Sr. Configuration Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Real User
Feb 10, 2017
The auditing capability is one aspect that I would really recommend other colleagues to look into, because all the other version control tools out in the market provide speed, but the auditing capability is missing; the change management interaction; etc. I would say look at that aspect, so you are not really tracking, and you have better visibility and traceability of the code promotion. It has been a really good solution, getting in all our applications together, and creating a change management kind of a workflow. I haven’t given it a perfect rating because I still want the user experience to be better; to improve; make it faster in terms of understanding the tool.
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CA Harvest Software Change Manager offers comprehensive change management for software development projects, providing a robust infrastructure for version control and collaborative work.CA Harvest Software Change Manager simplifies the complexities of managing changes in software development. It supports various lifecycle stages and promotes efficient collaboration through version control, fostering teamwork and improving code quality. Built for environments that require reliable change...
My advice to anybody who is implementing this solution is to read all of the documentation. Be sure to stick to the implementation and installation instructions as to how they are provided. I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
The auditing capability is one aspect that I would really recommend other colleagues to look into, because all the other version control tools out in the market provide speed, but the auditing capability is missing; the change management interaction; etc. I would say look at that aspect, so you are not really tracking, and you have better visibility and traceability of the code promotion. It has been a really good solution, getting in all our applications together, and creating a change management kind of a workflow. I haven’t given it a perfect rating because I still want the user experience to be better; to improve; make it faster in terms of understanding the tool.