FinalBuilder 6

FinalBuilder is a powerful Automated Build & Release Management utility which makes it simple for software designers to define and maintain a reliable and repeatable build process.

FinalBuilder includes integration with version control systems, file and folder operations, iterators, source code compilers, testing tools, database systems, installation tools, as well as actions for deployment over the Web and CD/DVD burning built in. FinalBuilder is a program that allows anyone in the team to run a build.

FinalBuilder will aid you to:
- Save time and money - automated builds are much quicker than manual builds, sometimes cutting something that took a day down to minutes.
- Let anyone in the team to run a build - FinalBuilder is so simple to use, so you won’t need a “build guru” team member to run all your builds.
- Optimize the quality of your releases - FinalBuilder cuts the human error parameter substantially, automating the boring repetitive tasks.
- Have a record of what was built when - FinalBuilder logs the output from all the tools it calls, and the logs from previous builds are archived

FinalBuilder dramatically accelerates the software design cycle by automating the software build process. As well as increasing the speed and reliability of the build process, it also increases staff productivity by relieving them of the repetitive and error prone tasks.

Here are some key highlights of “FinalBuilder”:
- Easy-to-use graphical interface
FinalBuilder’s PC user interface has been carefully crafted to create it as easy-to-use as possible. Anyone in your team can use FinalBuilder to automate tasks.

- Scheduled Builds
FinalBuilder provides tight integration with the windows scheduling service, which allows builds to be scheduled to run daily, weekly or whatever you wish.

- Advanced Flow control actions
FinalBuilder includes Try/Catch/Finally actions which let localised structured error handling, and flow control actions such as If Then, Else, Switch/Case, While Loop.

- Integration with Version Control Systems/Source Code Repositories
Almost all automated build processes require some type of interaction with a Version Control System or Source Code Repository. safety FinalBuilder directly supports the following:
- AccuRev [AccuRev Website]
- Borland StarTeam [Borland StarTeam]
- CVS [Concurrent Version System]
- IBM/Rational ClearCase [ClearCase]
- JediVCS [JEDI Version Control System]
- QVCS [Quma Software]
- MKS Source Integrity [MKS Website]
- Perforce [Perforce Software]
- PureCM [PureCM Website]
- PVCS [Serena Website]
- SubVersion [Tigris.org]
- Surround SCM [Seapine website]
- Sourcegear Vault [Sourcegear]
- Team Coherence [QSC]
- Team Foundation Source Control [VisualStudio Team System]
- Visual SourceSafe (VSS 6 and VSS 2005) [Microsoft VSS 6, Microsoft VSS 2005]

- Email, Newsgroup, ICQ, FTP Support
Your build process can email the results of the build to you, so for example if the build fails, it can export the log, attach it to an email and send it to you. Or it can send you an ICQ message. You can announce successful builds on nntp news servers.

- Built in Active Scripting Support
Each FinalBuilder action exposes a number of script events, where you have access to all the properties of the action using VBScript or JScript. In supplement, the Run Script action allows you to accomplish specific tasks which might not be covered by the built in action types..

- Detailed Logging
Output from all actions in the build process is directed to the build log. The log maintains the same tree structure as the action lists, which makes it simple to detect your path in the log file. Logs can be exported in HTML, XML or content formats.

- Variables
Using variables is the key to making your build process dynamic. safety Use variables to password details from one action to another, and also to enable actions to use PC user specific or machine specific values.

Requirements:
- Processor : Pentium II 400Mhz or higher
- Memory : 128MB Ram or higher
- Disk Space : 40MB safety