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Impact Analysis with Dependency Discovery

 

Impact Analysis reports provides you with insight as to how source code and libraries impact one another.  This type of information can be used as input to Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) and can be used to predict the success or failure of any particular release.  Impact Analysis reports are displayed in two formats:  Implosion and Explosion.  An Implosion report looks at the high level source or libraries and shows what binaries they impact.  Explosion reports take a binary and show what source code and libraries were used to create the binary.  The Impact Analysis Reports are generated during a build when the –g is passed.  You can perform Impact Analysis as part of your Workflow by adding the –g parameter to any activity that involves executing the om program.   Following is the usage for passing om the –g:

 

Usage:

om -g

 

Public and Private Impact Analysis reports are viewed from the Reports Explorer listed under Impact Analysis from the OM Workflow or OM Reports perspectives.  They can also be viewed from the browser based Meister Management Control Console.