DevPartner Studio Professional Edition Release Notes

Release Notes

DevPartner Studio Professional Edition

Version 8.2.1

Copyright © 2007, Compuware Corporation. All rights reserved.

DevPartner Studio Professional Edition is a suite of tightly integrated development features. DevPartner Studio incorporates code reviewing, error detection, two kinds of performance analysis, coverage analysis, and a memory analysis feature all integrated into Visual Studio. DevPartner Studio helps developers detect, diagnose, and resolve software bugs, maximize code performance, and ensure optimal code coverage and testing.

Installation

For licensing, system requirements, supported environments, and installation information, see the Distributed License Management Licensing Guide and the Installing DevPartner manuals:

Compuware Licensing Guide.pdf
DPS Install.pdf

DevPartner Studio provides installation and licensing guides in PDF format. Users can print any product documentation offered in PDF format by opening the document and using the Adobe Reader print options. The Installing DevPartner Guide is also accessible from the DevPartner installation media, by clicking on the "Read the installation guide" link on the initial setup page. These documents can be opened and printed prior to installation.

(If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download it from the Adobe Web site.)

Before installation, note the following:

If you are upgrading from a previous version of DevPartner Studio, refer to the Installing DevPartner manual for code review rules and preferences migration information before uninstalling your previous version of DevPartner Studio.
If you will be using DevPartner Studio with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System, you must install Visual Studio Team Explorer before installing DevPartner Studio.

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InfoCenter and PDF Manuals

Information about DevPartner is available through the InfoCenter option in the Start>Programs>Compuware DevPartner Studio menu. For general product information, refer to the Understanding DevPartner manual and the DevPartner Studio Quick Reference guide available through the InfoCenter.

(If you do not have the Adobe Reader, you can download it from the Adobe Web site.)

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Contacting Compuware Technical Support

For purchase or upgrade issues, contact Compuware Sales, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST:

North America: 1 603 578 8400
Toll free: 1 800 468 6342
Europe: 00 800 6863 4248
(For Finland, replace 00 with 990; for Israel, replace 00 with 014)
All other international: Check Compuware Worldwide Offices for the local phone number.

For technical problems, from installation to troubleshooting, contact Compuware Technical Support:

Internet: Compuware DevPartner Customer Support
E-Mail: nashua.support@compuware.com

Technical support is available as a Priority Support Service from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM EST, Monday through Friday:

U.S. and Canada (Toll free): 1 888 686 3427
International: +1 603 578 8100
Fax: +1 603 578 8401 (Attention: Technical Support)

Problem reports should include:

Product name and version
System configuration (CPU, RAM, OS, compiler, and IDE if applicable)
Detailed problem description
How to reproduce problem

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What's New in This Release

New in Release 8.2.1

Optimal Delivery Manager 1.0 Support

Optimal Delivery Manager (ODM) solution metrics provide a summary view of the many kinds of data that DevPartner and other ODM products generate. You use Changepoint reports to view this summary data. Use these data summaries to track the progress of software development projects for requirements implementation, code quality, test coverage, and stability.

New in Release 8.2

Vista Support
- DevPartner Studio now runs on the Vista operating system.
XML Export
- Code review, error detection, and Performance Expert data can now be exported in XML format.
System Comparison
- You can now install the System Comparison utility separately from a DevPartner Studio installation.

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Known Issues

If you have Internet access, visit the Known Issues file on Compuware's FrontLine Web site to view a current list of known DevPartner Studio issues. This list is updated with new information as it becomes available.

If you are unable to access the Known Issues file through the Internet, refer to the KnownIssues.htm file on your DevPartner CD or, after installation, in the Program Files\Compuware\DevPartner directory. This version of the Known Issues file contains information available at the time of product release. Contact Compuware Technical Support at 1-800-538-7822 to receive the latest list of known issues beyond that date.

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DevPartner Studio Professional Edition Release Notes

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