METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH A SOURCE CODE CONTROL SYSTEM

摘要

A configuration management system having configuration management functions accessible from an Explorer style interface (52) including a tree view listi ng (40) of objects within the configuration management system (58) and a list view of components (42) and relationships associated with an object selected from the tree view listing (40). The interface allows for configuration management functions to be invoked via drag and drop procedures alone, from specialized menus (46), including pull down and right click windows and page s, and from a combination of drag and drop and menus. A report generator provid es for various reports based on selected object types. A web interface allows f or configuration management functions to be performed across a network and allo w multiple platform access to a single server.