Here are some things you may want to know about the differences between CollabNet
TeamForge and earlier versions of the
product.
Tip: For more information about the new features in
CollabNet
TeamForge 5.2, see
this introductory video. (You'll need a free
open.collab.net membership to watch it.)
- SourceForge is now TeamForge.
- CollabNet SourceForge Enterprise is now known as CollabNet TeamForge (CTF). This
is a fresh designation with a major focus on team work and continuous
collaboration.
- Repository owners can give users access to specific paths in a repository.
- TeamForge 5.2 incorporates new path-based Subversion permissions to provide
project administrators with the ability to control project member permissions at
the folder level within a repository.
- Hudson is easily accessible from inside TeamForge.
- TeamForge 5.2 allows quick access to Hudson build services through the “Build
& Test” button provided on the project toolbar.
- Discussion owners can add prefixes and footers for easy recognition of
discussion post topics.
- TeamForge 5.2 introduces new discussion post enhancements to more easily
identify, organize and get more information about topics being discussed.
- Discussion owners can moderate (approve and reject) discussion posts.
- Ability to monitor inbound discussion posts to enable project owners to open
their discussions to a wider audience, without having to worry about nefarious
posts.
- Project owners can add new members to projects more easily.
- TeamForge 5.2 improves the project administrator user experience by reducing the
number of clicks/screens required to add members to a project.
- Project owners can hide or show project tools based on user role permissions.
- Project tools are displayed based on a user’s role/permissions. Tools which a
user does not have the permission to access are no longer displayed.
- Project owners can hide or show project tools based on utility.
- The project administrator can remove tools from the project toolbar in instances
when a particular tool is not used on a project.
- Users' tracking screens give more detailed information.
- TeamForge 5.2 makes a distinction between direct and indirect project
memberships on the My Workspace section. The Dashboard page only shows projects
in which the user is a direct member, and the Monitoring page provides an option
to monitor the projects in which the user has direct membership or all projects
on the site.
- ViewVC features are updated.
- TeamForge 5.2 introduces enhancements to ViewVC (“Source Code” in the project
tool bar) in order to enhance the usability of the ViewVC interface.
- Path-based permissions
- Display of directory/file properties
- Syntax highlighting
- File/Diff annotations
- Full-content diffs
- Performance is improved in key application areas.
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- Global search
- Document lists
- Throughout CTF for users with access to a large number of projects
- Subversion
- Installation is easier.
- The process of installing and upgrading TeamForge is simpler and more flexible.
You can install on a dedicated machine in a few steps, or select a more complex
install path with more options.