Enhanced Group Member Management

VA Assist Enterprise Only

Added group member management functions at the project level (effecting all packages in the selected projects). Group members may be added, removed or replaced. The user replacement function automates a process that happens frequently on large project teams that is very time consuming and error prone. In order to replace a user, the system must determine which packages the original user is a member of as well as which classes, packages or projects he owns. The system must then add the new user to all of those groups, change ownership of all of the items to the new user, and, finally, remove the original user from all of the groups.

  

Visibility of the various user management menus is controlled via the "Show user manage menus" option on the "VA Assist | Layout" options page.

Note: with a remote repository connection or a slow network connection to a local repository, you may want to turn this option off as these features generate additional repository traffic and may lead a slowdown in your ability to access the various Manage menu options.

The various user management functions are also present in the Repository Explorer. Users may be added, removed or replaced and the owners of all of the selected projects, packages and types may be set.

VA Java 3.5 Only

Users may be added, removed or replaced at the level of Solutions and the owners of all of the selected solutions, projects, packages and types may be set.

When dealing with a solution, project or package by name (as opposed to a specific edition), the option is give to update all editions of the selected component or just the most recent edition.