Build Management

An ability to re-run an arbitrary build

Now it is possible to go back in time and to re-run an arbitrary build. This feature can be used to produce QA builds, release candidates or release builds:

Build parameters

Parabuild 3.0 allows to configure build parameters that will be passed to the build script as shell variables:

The build parameters are entered when a build administrator requests the build to start. The parameter can be used by the build script to alter the build sequence. The "Start build" screen now allows entering a build note and requesting labeling/tagging if the build is successful. One of the uses of this feature is build promotion:

Web User Interface

Build display groups

Build display groups allow to limit displaying build statuses to a configurable list of builds. This feature can be used to display build statuses on a per-project basis:

Next/previous navigation in build results

Now it is possible to navigate build changes, logs and results using "Previous" and "Next" navigation links:

Change list diffs for two given builds

This feature allows to query and to display changes between two builds:

JUnit Statistics Charts

A graph of successful vs unsuccessful tests enables you to quickly see if the team is getting better or worse at keeping the tests working over time:

Notification

Publishing build results via RSS

Go go to System settings and enable RSS:

After that an RSS link is available on the build list page and on the detailed build status page:

Recording and notifying a user that started build manually

Now a user that starts a build manually is recorded. This user also receives a build result notification even if user's changes do not participate in the build:

Windows system tray client

It is now possible to see a high level overview of the build statuses right in the right corner of your Windows system tray!

Integration With Version Control Systems

Parabuild 3.0 adds support for three version control systems: Sourcegear Vault, Serena ChangeMan Version Manager (PVCS) and MKS Source Integrity Enterprise.