Backup and source control on Framework and transformer models using git

[EarthDog]

I am thinking of putting git source control into play in my directory of models for transformer and framework.

Trnasformer models i can save them to .mdl and have them under source control. What about Framework models? i will put them as they are binary just for revision keeping, but is there a way to have textual representation like .mdl files?

Also if anyone is using git for cognos please share your experiences..

Thanks.

[bus_pass_man]

None of the files of a Framework Manager project are binary.   They are all text.


http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/caapps/v10r1m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.swg.im.cognos.ug_fm.10.1.0.doc%2Fug_fm_id522FM-environment.html


It's always better to have anything under source control if you can.  Every once in while I've seen posts where someone is looking to recover a model, usually because it only existed on the hard drive of his predecessor. I feel terrible when I read them.

[EarthDog]

None of the files of a Framework Manager project are binary.   They are all text.


http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/caapps/v10r1m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.ibm.swg.im.cognos.ug_fm.10.1.0.doc%2Fug_fm_id522FM-environment.html


It's always better to have anything under source control if you can.  Every once in while I've seen posts where someone is looking to recover a model, usually because it only existed on the hard drive of his predecessor. I feel terrible when I read them.

So if i break down what i know it goes like this:

- Framework Managers: Text files that can go under git source control
- Transformer: I must export all my models to mdl and put that under source control
- Support batch files for cube building e.t.c: Text files under source control

What about content?

I could include the zip file as binary in source control which is an option.

Also i suppose i could export all the reports (or the important ones) specification and put them in source control?

Any other hint?