CS-RCS Comparison Chart
Basic Edition vs. Pro Edition
The Basic edition of CS-RCS is used for general-purpose document revision
management as well as for entry-level software configuration management.
CS-RCS Pro includes advanced features needed for complex software and web
development projects.
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Feature |
Basic
Edition |
Pro
Edition |
| Version
Control |
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File-level commands |
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Project-level commands |
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Text files support |
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Binary files support |
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Review/Accept/Reject changes before check-in |
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Reusable files |
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Reusable projects (components) |
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Shelving of intermediate work |
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| Workgroup
Features |
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Local work folders (“sandbox”) |
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Work folders synchronization to the repository |
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Reference (“shadow”) folders |
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Optional linking of archived files to reference folder |
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Email notification for user-defined actions |
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Logging of user-defined events |
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| Concurrent development |
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Reserved checkouts (exclusive locks) mode |
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Concurrent changes (CVS) mode |
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Reserved checkouts on binary files in CVS mode |
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Modes can be selected per-project |
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Visual changes and merge analysis |
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Automatic merging ,including visual conflict resolving |
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| Support for files edited on laptops disconnected from the repository |
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| Branching and merging |
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Unlimited branching on current and past dates |
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Single-command used to switch between branches |
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Nested branches (i.e., branches of branches) |
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Per-branch work folder |
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Shared work-folder (only changed files are replaced during branch switch) |
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Visual changes and merge analysis |
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| Automatic merging ,including visual conflict resolving |
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| Repetitive merging |
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| Change life-cycle and workflow |
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Per-project promotion states |
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Change promotion and demotion |
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Change undo and redo |
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Workflow management |
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User to-do list and reports |
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| Milestones |
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Define by time and date |
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Define by symbolic name (label, tag) |
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Milestone reports |
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Milestone retrieval |
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Milestone-to-milestone change analysis |
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Milestone-to-date change analysis |
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| Configuration and customization |
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System-level defaults setting by CS-RCS administrators |
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Workstation preference customization |
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Project-level defaults setting by project administrators |
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Project-level user customization |
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| Security |
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Definition of user groups |
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Assign allowed operations to security groups |
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System-level security |
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Project-level security |
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| Activation methods |
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Windows Explorer |
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CS-RCS Document Explorer |
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CS-RCS Document Administrator |
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Change Explorer tool |
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Command-line |
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SCC COM API |
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| Proprietary ActiveX API |
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| Leading development tools integration |
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| Web browser |
Add On |
Add On |
| MS-Office Integration (MS-Word and MS-Excel) |
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Activation of RCS commands within MS-Office |
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Visual difference analysis within MS-Word |
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Tagging of revision information in document properties |
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Printout of revision information in document title and body |
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Locate documents by title, check-in comments or text within document body |
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| Repository |
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Reverse-delta algorithm |
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Configurable compression methods for huge binary files |
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Multiple repositories |
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GNU RCS compatibility |
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GNU CVS compatibility |
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Add On |
| Legacy archive import |
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GNU RCS and CVS |
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MKS RCS |
Add On |
Add On |
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PVCS |
Add On |
Add On |
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Visual SourceSafe |
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| Locating documents |
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Search by document title |
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Search by revision description |
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Search by document body |
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| Visual difference analysis |
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Text files |
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MS-Word files |
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MS-Excel files |
Add On |
Add On |
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HTML files |
Add On |
Add On |
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XML files |
Add On |
Add On |
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Visual file-merge tool |
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General binary files |
3rd party |
3rd party |
| Reports |
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File and project level reports |
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Text reports |
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HTML reports |
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XML reports |
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Report column selection |
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Report filters |
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| Hyperlink reports |
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| Milestone-to-milestone change reports |
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Milestone-to-date change reports |
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Revision Annotated report |
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| Free
Modes |
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Single-user |
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Predefined open-source servers |
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