NDCS
T24 release and deployment management tool powered by workflows
NDCS is a comprehensive release and deployment management tool with special T24 features, relying on all-round version control, workflow management and deployment management capabilities. NDCS can handle multiple environments and dependencies, and allows for the easy moving of development elements from development environment to test and finally production environment ensuring a smooth release management.
The management of T24 updates, local developments, BCONs or DL.DEFINEs, versions, enquiries, releases, etc. require a whole new level of ALM due to the specific formats, as well as the number and variety of different purposed environments that need to be followed and managed. Our NDCS was designed to do just that, enabling you to handle all T24-specific development and deployment processes, on top of regular developments.
Release and deployment management business benefits
- Complex, enterprise-level solution
- Fast, error-free deployment
- Precise environment management
- ALM KPI’s can be defined
- T24-tailored tool with special T24 features
Why use a release and deployment management tool like NDCS?
NDCS stores all sources and other software elements in a special version control system along with information about each version and workflow-related rules. NDCS is the perfect solution for big development teams, as it helps prevent conflicts from occurring on the same elements and facilitates the easy assembling of different development areas as each version of every element with element types is stored.
NDCS helps you follow the developments implemented in the various environments and informs you about the contents of each release. Each element version can be compared to other, older versions and the tool displays the differences.
NDCS provides accurate reports about the configuration of the system and identifies the dependencies that are associated with the various developments. The process workflow built into NDCS facilitates the identification of the development’s latest status (in progress, awaiting quality assurance, under SIT testing or UAT testing, ready to go live or to be loaded for live use), thus users can be sure that only tested changes will be loaded into the live T24 environment. The tool supports all stages of the management workflow, in accordance with ITIL standards.
The development package can be uploaded to any banking environment, and can subsequently be tracked to see which environment and status it is in, thus enabling the easy scheduling of the version changes’ timing. Also, automated deployment rules can be applied with the right order to ensure a safe release management.
What are the pillars of release and deployment management?
The release and deployment management tool is built on 3 pillars: version control, workflow management, deployment management.
Version Control:
- Source control for program sources and database elements with comparison features
- All software elements are stored – source codes, binaries, T24 parameters, configuration files, etc.
- Software elements are organised into developments and development packages
- Handles different environments (development, test, production)
- Prevents parallel editing of the same element
Workflow Management:
- Full development lifecycle support
- Different actions for every workflow status
- Sophisticated role management
- Handles dependencies and solves independencies
Deployment Management:
- Automatic deployment for all source types
- Reconciliation of different project lines
- Solves installation challenges on different platforms
- Deployment order