Re: [epf-dev] Executing OpenUP in IDE

[Peter Haumer <phaumer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Peter.
We are running a newsgroups for these
type of questions for EPF users (as others also might be interested in
the answers) as this email list is for EPF developers only. 
news://news.eclipse.org/eclipse.technology.epf

You are right: the library is basically
the source code for generating n-numbers of different published websites.
 See these articles for an overview of what EPF is all about:

Brief Introductions:
http://www.eclipsereview.com/issues/eclipsereview_200606.pdf
http://www.eclipsereview.com/issues/eclipsereview_200609.pdf

More detailed overview:
http://www.eclipse.org/epf/general/EPFComposerOverviewPart1.pdf
http://www.eclipse.org/epf/general/EPFComposerOverviewPart2.pdf

For enacting the processes IBM sells
a commercial product called Rational Portfolio Manager which does what
you describe to some extend.  There can directly import process developed
with EPF Composer.

Finally, Eclipse is an open source organization
of which EPF is just one project.  Go to www.eclipse.org to find out
more about the organization as well as other projects. 

Thanks and best regards,
Peter Haumer.

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Rational Method Composer | Eclipse Process Framework
Rational Software | IBM Software Group
Tel.: +1 408 863-8716
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I am embarrassed to be asking this question, but after
a reasonable 
amount of digging I am not sure of the answer.

I believe I have made a large mistake in understanding the OpenUP 
method library.  I am currently involved in selecting and evaluating
an 
enterprise methodology.  OpenUP looks attractive not least because
of 
the software support.  I came to this site and saw the two OpenUP
products: a web site and a method library.  I had formed the impression
that the purpose of the method library was for members of a project to
execute OpenUP in an IDE and that as they selected various steps it 
would tell them what artifacts to create, track where they were, 
remember role assignments, etc.

I am now pretty sure I was wrong.  After a lot of head scratching
I now 
believe the purpose of the method library is to be able to make changes
to the OpenUP process so that one can export a revised web site.  Is
that right?

That function is useful to me, but nowhere near as useful as what I had
imagined it was: an Eclipse plugin to guide team members through the 
stages of a project and track the products specifically required by 
OpenUP (vision document, etc).  If such a tool existed it would 
immeasurably assist the adoption of OpenUP within our enterprise.  Does
it exist anywhere?

And while I'm here can someone please explain to me the difference 
between Eclipse and EPF?  Sorry to ask such a dumb question but after
prowling around the web site for a few hours I'm still not sure.  Or
point me to a better place to ask this kind of question.  Thanks.

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