Automated Build Studio 4 - Top Reasons to Upgrade
Automated Build Studio 4 contains a lot of new features and operations, all designed to help you do your job more efficiently. You can read more about the new feature in our new features list. Below are the top ten reasons to upgrade to version 4:
1. Take Advantage of Distributed Builds
Automated Build Studio 4 lets you distribute the macro workload among several remote computers. Using this feature, you can essentially reduce the project build time, perform multi-platform builds, start automated tests on multiple computers in parallel and so on. More…
2. Edit MSBuild Projects Visually
MSBuild projects are XML files that are usually modified manually. With Automated Build Studio version 4, you can change these files visually directly within the Automated Build Studio IDE. The editing of these files is very similar to editing Automated Build Studio macros: you drag the MSBuild project elements (targets, items, properties and tasks) to the Macro panel and then set the elements’ properties via special dialogs. The modified projects can then be saved to an MSBuild file and run from Microsoft Visual Studio or as a part of an Automated Build Studio macro. More…
3. Build Projects Created in Visual Studio 2008 and Delphi 2007
Automated Build Studio 4 supports Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and CodeGear Delphi 2007, so you can now create macros for building projects created in these popular IDEs. Automated Build Studio also includes a number of new operations that let you build project groups created in various versions of Delphi (v. 4 and later) and Visual Basic 6.0.
4. Run TestComplete 6 Tests from Your Macros
Version 4 completely supports the latest version of TestComplete, our powerful automated-testing tool. You can run TestComplete 6 tests from Automated Build Studio macros and check the test results.
Also, the operations that provide support for TestComplete and TestExecute ver. 4 and 5 have been improved. Now you can use them to execute individual test items.
5. Manage File Version Information with Ease
Automated Build Studio 4 includes new Get File Version Info and Set File Version Info operations that let you easily retrieve and modify the version information of DLL and EXE files.
6. Create Installations with Advanced Installer
Automated Build Studio version 4 includes a new Advanced Installer operation that lets you build installation packages with the Advanced Installer.
7. Manage IIS from Your Macros
Automated Build Studio version 4 includes a new IIS (Internet Information Services) operations category that allows you to manage IIS from your build macros. You can easily create web sites, application pools, FTP sites, FTP folders, add and remove ISAPI extensions and perform other operations with IIS servers. The new operations support IIS version 5, 6 and 7.
8. Work with Files Stored in Jedi VCS
The new JediVCS category contains 11 operations for working with Jedi Version Control Systems. Now you can easily check files into and out of the JediVCS repository, get the latest file versions, label files, iterate through projects, and much more.
9. Better Control of Remote Macros
Automated Build Studio Client/Server panel and Web Interface now support grouping and filtering. This feature lets you manage remote macros and macro presets easier.
10. Use Macro Variables more Efficiently
- In version 4, you can search for and replace variable and constant values defined in your macros.
- All variables now have a new Thread-relative property. It lets the variables have separate values for each concurrent thread.
- The values of stored variables can be located not only in the macro file, but also in an individual file.
- You can specify default values for ordinary variables (not stored ones). This frees you from using the Set/Reset Variable Value operation in your macro before working with the variable.
- You can now specify descriptions for macro variables, stored variables and constants.