This document discusses continuous integration practices and setup. It describes maintaining a single source code repository, minimizing branches, testing in a clone of production. Continuous integration tools are installed on a server to periodically check source code and perform builds when changes are merged. The document outlines challenges of sharing sandboxes in a cloud environment and proposes a solution called Sandbox Synchronizer to track changes across developer sandboxes. It provides an overview of setting up continuous integration, including establishing collaboration rules, installing necessary tools, and coaching developers on the new process.

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Continuous Integration
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2. Corporate Presentation
Continuous Integration | Practice

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Continuous Integration | Practice (1/3)
PROVEN AND MATURE CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION PRACTICE,
FINE TUNED ALONG SEVERAL YEARS AND ACROSS MULTIPLE PROJECTS
 Maintain a single source code repository
 Keep the use of branches to a minimum
 Test in a clone of the production environment
 Allow everyone to easily see the state of the system
and the changes that have been made to it
PRINCIPLES
 Two development environments (master and branch)
 Code is checked-in to a shared source repository
 Continuous integration (CI) tool is installed on a server,
and it periodically checks the source code
 The CI tool retrieves the changes and performs a build
against an integration environment sandbox
IMPLEMENTATION
Software
engineering
practice to merge
(and test)
developers’ work in
a shared
environment
several times a day
Increase Productivity
Enables shorter development
cycles and more frequent
releases with new features
Reduce Risk
Reduces uncertainty: the team
knows what works and what
does not before going live
Improve Quality
Makes easier to find and fix
bugs because code is
integrated frequently long
before the go live

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ON-PREMISES OR CLOUD CLOUDCLOUD
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE AND TOOLS
ARCHITECTURE
DEVELOPMENT INTEGRATION
INTEGRATION
ENVIRONMENT
DEV ENVIRONMENT
TOOLS
INTEGRATION
SANDBOX
DEV
SANDBOX

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Our
Solution:
Sandbox
Synchronizer
CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION CLOUD CHALLENGE
 Developers must share Sandboxes
 Geographically spread development
resources
What is the
Cloud
challenge?
Not enough sandboxes with storage
capacity for the business data that
developers need to do their work
CONSTRAINTS
API
DEVELOPERS
PROCESS
Plugin
ReportsCustom Objects
1. Mark File
Developer marks the file
that needs to be changed
using the Sandbox
Synchronizer
2. Refresh GIT
Developer updates
the code from GIT
using GIT client
3. Copy code to
GIT Local
Developer copies
the code to GIT
client (can use
Sandbox
Synchronizer to do
it)
4. Commit to GIT
Developer commits
the code in GIT
5. Unmark File
Developer unmarks
the file that was
commited with
Sandbox
Synchronizer
Fully trackable Governance KPIs

6. Corporate Presentation
Continuous Integration | Setup

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People
Tools
Process
Dimensions
People
Process
Tools
Establish rules regarding DEV
collaboration and code promotion
Check in / out
Error correction after running
automatic builds
Coach the DEV team regarding the
new DEV collaboration process
Monitor and maintain CI process
running
Analyse Release Plan
Evaluate branching needs due to
minor releases (Fast Tracks)
Design the new Continuous
Integration process
Implement the new Continuous
Integration process
Install the necessary tools to support
the process
Include Right IT Services plugin
Integrate the various tools
Test the “workflow”

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PROJECT
PROCESS SETUP
TOOLS SETUP PEOPLE COACHING
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT
RELEASE MANAGEMENT/EXECUTION
CI Setup Plan Profile
CI Specialist
Master Continuous Integration
principles
Master the tools needed for a
Continuous Integration
technical process
Skills
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
Process Design
Tools Configured and Integrated
Deliverables
100% DEV Team Coached
Environment Design and Plan
Release Plan and Deployment

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