A new configuration management model for software based on distributed components and layered architecture

Abstract

Both the distributed component framework and the software configuration management (hereafter referred to simply as SCM) have the same goal: to improve software quality, development productivity and to adjust traditional software developments to distributed, web-based, large-scale business application developments. The challenges in the SCM based on distributed components and layered architecture, are attracting increasing attentions and research efforts. We propose a new SCM model for the distributed component layered architecture, after characteristics of software architecture and development process have been deeply investigated. The suggested model is elicited under three basic models or blueprints: the layered classified software configuration management (SCM) model, the structure tree SCM model, the underlying component descriptive language model - XML. We conclude with several observations about our future works on SCM.