Accessing multiple environments

[dougp]

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.

[prikala]

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)