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Concept

In short, the VCS configuration pack provides version control in SimpleOne. Version control system allows:

• monitoring changes, tracking who updated the record and when 
• restoring record versions
• transferring record versions created when updating or developing applications between unrelated instances.

VCS records provide a way to transfer data The VCS records enable data transfer from one instance to another in an automatic or semi-automatic way. You can just import a configuration pack in order to avoid recreation of changes on every instance.This technology method ensures an easy update migration between instances.

For example, your team has created a new application on

a development instance. Instead of copying the scripts and recreating all elements one by one manually, they assemble a configuration pack and import it to the

production instance. While importing this pack into the target instance, the system checks the changes for possible collisions. This

procedure ensures a stable process for the system update.

Configuration pack flow

Good practice is to develop new applications and implement changes into existing ones on a separate instance. This will lessen reduces the number of possible mistakes and risks for everyday processes on the production instance. Therefore, the VCS records should be collected into one local pack within the relevant application.

There are two types of the packages:

• local – to collect changes on the current instance.
• retrieved – to apply the changes that were transferred from another instance. 

The configuration management involves two main processes:

• Export Preparation and export of the configuration change – collecting the VCS records into a local pack on Instance #1, the result of which is a Local Pack in the Completed state and a .SOP file.as a result the Local Pack changes its state to Completed and a SOP file is created.
• Import and deployment – Import – uploading and deployment of the previously prepared configuration pack on Instance #2.

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To learn more about version control in SimpleOne and more, see the following articles:

• Assembling and exporting local packs
• Importing configuration packs

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