Concepts and terms in TeamForge

Descriptions of concepts and terms in TeamForge.

• What is TeamForge?
  CollabNet TeamForge integrates software configuration management (SCM), continuous build and test, issue tracking, project management, lab management, and collaboration tools into a single Web-based application lifecyle management platform that empowers distributed teams to deliver great software.
• How does CollabNet TeamForge support documents?
  A key element in a successful product development project is ensuring that stakeholders from all functional groups are involved in an iterative document review and approval process, particularly for critical documents, such as Product Requirements Documents.
• What is an agile project team?
  As a member of a project team, you implement product features according to user stories created by the product owner and planning input from the project leader.
• What is change management?
  Change management is about monitoring and addressing work items, product defects, feature requirements, and support requests.
• What is a document in CollabNet TeamForge?
  For CollabNet TeamForge purposes, a document is any file that you track with a document artifact.
• What is a discussion?
  CollabNet TeamForge discussions provide workspaces where project members can work together online or by email.
• What is a release?
  A release is a group of one or more files that are published as a unit.
• What is a tracker?
  A tracker is a collection of records that follow the development of a unit of work from conception through to completion. You can create a tracker to manage almost any kind of work that your project calls for.
• What is a task dependency?
  Task dependencies show what must be done before a given task and what will be done after the task is complete. Project managers can create dependencies between any two or more tasks in a project.
• What is tracker workflow?
  To help users handle their tracker items effectively, you can set up some workflow rules. Workflow rules require a user to do something to a tracker before they can reassign it or update its status.
• What is an association?
  CollabNet TeamForge allows users to easily associate, or link together, any objects in the system to simplify knowledge sharing and provide traceability throughout the lifecycle.
• What is an activity table component?
  An activity table is a special kind of text component that gives project members quick access to a focused set of artifacts, action items and work products.
• What is a project page component?
  A project page is a collection of simple portlet-like components that enable you to add custom HTML content, reports, project tracker queries, and much more to the project home page so your team quickly access what is important.
• What is a wiki component?
  A wiki component lets you link to an existing wiki page from a project page.
• Does CollabNet TeamForge support merge tracking?
  The Subversion repositories that are installed with CollabNet TeamForge run on Subversion 1.5, which supports merge tracking.