I use FM to update packages in three environments: Development, QA, and Production. To support this, I have installed Framework Manager three times. That way I have a separate configuration for each. I never need to update my configuration.
Here's the downside: Framework Manager doesn't help me out much. There are no features exposes to change the text in the window header or to change the color scheme. When I open Framework Manager, I'm never quite sure I'm in the right instance.
This may come back to bite me, but I think I found a solution. In <install_location>\model\bin\bmtui2msg_en.xml, update the WDS_WELCOME_VIEW_WELCOME_TITLE property to reflect the environment that is being accessed. That way it at least appears on the front page on the way into the application.
Do you have a better solution to this problem? Please share.
My favorite solution is to use FM only with Development.
Packages are then exported to be imported in QA or Production.
That way you can be sure that packages are always
- as developer intended them to be (when imported into QA)
- as they were tested (when imported to Production)