In this chapter, we will talk about how to manage work in a multiuser development environment. Usually, more than one developer will work together to develop the same Universe. Each developer will be responsible for developing a specific area but, in the end, the Universe will be merged with all the resources developed, in order to deliver a single point of truth.

One aspect that we will discuss in this chapter is how to make the resources of all Universes available to all users. We will be able to achieve this by sharing our project on the BO server (repository) instead of saving it on our local filesystem.

Another aspect is how to promote a Universe from one environment to another, for example, from the development or testing environment to production. This is different from upgrading a Universe that will transform an old Universe version to a new one. For example, for upgrading a Universe from XI 3.1 to BO R 4.x, Universe promotion and upgrade...