Code freeze procedure
A code freeze is performed when the development process reaches a certain milestone. Development is stopped in the current VRC and started in a new derived VRC. Certain activities might still be open and developers may want to continue working in the new VRC, on the components in these activities.
The code freeze procedure handles the move of these components and the update of the involved activities and configuration management settings.
Two types of code freeze are distinguished:
- Intermediate code freeze.
An existing software project is linked to a new VRC, which is used as the export VRC for the application.
- Final code freeze.
A new application and project and a corresponding VRC are created. All activities are moved to the new project.
See Final code freeze.