6/26/2019

Active Project Controlling with Source Code Management (SCM) Tool GDT Where Used PLUS

GDT Where Used PLUS is a software tool used by programmers and project manager to manage the source codes for Dynamics NAV Projects.

GDT Where Used PLUS are used to give versions/revisions to the program. Each version is given a timestamp.
Even various versions can be compared and merged with other versions.
This is why SCM is also referred to Version Control, Revision Control or Source Control.

Whether you are writing a simple application for NAV or a collaborating on a large software development, source control is a
vital component of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
It allows you to track your code changes and also check the revision history
of the code which is used when you need to roll back the changes.

Even the troubleshooting becomes easy as you know who made the changes and what are those changes.
GDT Where Used PLUS helps streamlined the software development process and provided
a centralized source for your code.

WHY DO WE NEED SOURCE CODE MANAGEMENT?
We can save the file with a different name if it’s our school project or one-time papers but for a well-equipped software development? Not a chance.

Big Dynamics NAV Projects need a version control system to track the changes and avoid misunderstanding.

5/20/2019

What does the PLUS mean?


The PLUS Version has some features for professional Software Developer and Projekt Manager.
Here are the most important ones:

First of all, the PLUS Version supports all standard Microsoft Dynamics NAV Versions up to and including NAV 2018.

The PLUS is networkable. All member of a project work on a common path on the same projects and versions of Source Code.



3 Projekte, Cronus mit 2 Versionen

Various versions that can be managed to a project make it possible to arrange the changes chronologically.
Unterschiedliche Versionen eines Objektes werden angezeigt.

GDT Where Used PLUS makes an automatic version comparison between objects. If differences are detected, the object is proposed for analysis.


The "inspect" function can be used to call the desired tool (WinMerge or Beyond Compare) to compare the objects.

Use of Where Used PLUS?

With GDT Where Used PLUS you can quickly structure, analyze and manage your Dynamics NAV source code.

In the clear "Explorer view" you can quickly find all relationships between objects, fields and functions.
Where Used Payment Terms CU11 mit 3 Entries
 
The Where Used function shows the use of individual objects, fields or functions in the source code.



Function View 
Functions are highlighted as a HtmL-link
Open a fenced function block by using the link in the Code Window. 




2/14/2017

Overview



GDT Where Used PLUS

GDT Where Used PLUS helps you centrally manage, analyze and share the Microsoft Dynamics NAV source code of all your projects.

+ chronological versioning

+ automatic version comparison on object level

+ Code Guard for checking own codes

+ Where Used at all levels