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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.

Feature

Basic 
Edition
Pro 
Edition
Version Control    
File Level Commands
Project-level commands
Text files support

Binary files support
Reusable files
Reusable projects (components)
Branching and merging
 
Visual difference analysis    
Text files
MS-Word files
MS-Excel files Add On Add On
HTML files Add On Add On
XML files Add On Add On
General binary files 3rd party 3rd party
 
Milestones    
Define by time and date
Define by symbolic name (label)
Milestone reports
Milestone retrieval
Milestone-to-milestone change analysis
Milestone-to-date change analysis
 
Workgroup Features    
Local work folders (“sandbox”)
Work folders synchronization to the repository
Exclusive locks mode
Concurrent changes (CVS) mode, including merging 
Reference (“shadow”) folders 
Optional linking archived files  
 
Security    
Definition of user groups
Assign allowed operations to security groups
System-level security
Project-level security
 
Activation methods    
Windows Explorer
CS-RCS Document Explorer
CS-RCS Document Administrator
Command-line
SCC COM API
Proprietary ActiveX API
Development tools integration (see list)
Web browser Add On Add On
 
MS-Word Integration    
Activation of RCS commands within MS-Word
Visual difference analysis
Tagging of revision information in document properties
Printout of revision information in document title
 
Repository    
Reverse-delta algorithm
Multiple repositories
GNU RCS compatibility
GNU CVS compatibility *Add On
 
Legacy archive import    
MKS RCS Add On Add On
PVCS Add On Add On
Visual SourceSafe 
 
Networking    
LAN/WAN
Dial-in
Internet / VPN
FTP *
Client/Server architecture *Add On
Web browser access *Add On *Add On
 
Locating documents    
Search by document title
Search by revision description
Search by document body (all revisions; text documents only)
 
Change life-cycle    
Change promotion *
Request/bug tracking 3rd party 3rd party
 
Reports    
Text reports
HTML reports
XML reports
Report column selection
Report filters
Hyperlink reports
Milestone-to-milestone change reports
Milestone-to-date change reports

Note: Features marked with '*' will be released during Q1 2003

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March 27, 2003