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Configuration Management Integration
for Metrics Differentials

RSM is a command line based tool that lends is functionality to Configuration Control tool scripts. RSM is typically used to determine the metrics difference between baselines. This is performed with the RSM work files. The following scenario details how to use RSM in a general CM task.

The RSM configuration file (rsm.cfg) has several option for work files, they are:

# RSM will not process files in local directories when this
# flag is set.  This will prevent recursive descent into
# these directories.
Do not process these local directories  : Yes
Local directory names not processed     : sccs,cvs,rcs

# The following path location specifies where work files
# are to be created.  The path must be a location with write
# permissions.  RSM will create work files in the current
# directory if no path is specified.
Work file location path                 :

# The following parameter, when set to Yes will cause
# the files stored into work files to be relative to the
# location where RSM began processing.
Relative Work Files                     : Yes

RSM Baseline Differential Report Configuration File

The RSM work or baseline differential report can be configured using the rsm_workdiff.cfg file co-located with the rsm.lic file. This file can be used to specify which metrics to include in the report and how removed file metrics contribute to the over all report metrics. The user may choose to use a personal configuration for this report using the -w "File cfg config_file_name.cfg" option.

RSM Work Differential Configuration File

The following runtime parameters effect how the baseline metrics differential report is generated by RSM.
RSM -w report

The following is a general step by step to create a metrics differential report

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