Variant Stream Addon

This extension is allowed users to see changes between different streams in the same module in the mini dashboard of the user. It is allowed to accept or refuse these changes in your or the other streams. Streams are compared instantly and all of them. Users have the ability to mark the checkboxes of each artifact and this artifact is compared automatically with other streams

In many cases users would like to have a variant management using several streams. This means that a requirement can exist in several streams with different requirements, text or attributes. This Add-on is useful for clients with enabled Global configuration management in DNG.
The add-on is used mainly in companies with many similar versions of the products where the streams need to be managed efficiently and quickly.

Problem to solve

Thanks to this extension users have a better overview of the changes across different streams in the same module. You can control differences between artifacts without having to use change sets. Users can push changes in the current configuration to one or more other streams, which are compared. They can update several streams at the same time.

Features

Comparison several streams

Users have control about differences between artifacts without having to use change sets.

Push changes to one or more compared streams

Users can push changes in the current configuration to one or more other streams, which are compared.

Automatic arrangement of attribute types

The script automatically arranges the attribute types in all compared streams in the same order as they are arranged in the current stream. This makes it easier for the user to track changes.

It processes various data types

Enumeration (except Artifact type)

How to use this extension

Open Module in Doors NG Component
Add widget from the catalog by name Links Switcher
Click on the artifact

In the mini dashboard, you can see the overview of the changes in different streams.

After clicking on the first arrow you can copy attribute to the current stream from another stream

After clicking on the second arrow you can copy attribute to compare the stream

Restrictions

Requires to be executed in the module. If a user tries to start the script outside of the module it will not work and the message will be displayed advising the user to work from the module.

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