Firefly Components

Firefly Server

Firefly Server is the core of the SCM system. It manages central data repositories, development streams and file versions, and provides server-side computation and version control functionality. Firefly Server is written in Java which gives it excellent portability.

Firefly .NET Client

.NET client is the native graphical user interface for developers using the Microsoft Windows operating systems with build-in graphical version tree, visual diff-merge tool.

Firefly Server Explorer

Server Explorer is made especially for project managers. With this tool, all information about a project would be readily at your finger tips.

Firefly Administrator

This is tailored for Firefly administrators. It helps Firefly administrators manipulate repositories. You can perform a full range of commands like backup/restore, defrag and mount/unmount. Firefly administrators can create projects using this tool.

Firefly Auditor

This is a component inside Firefly Administrator GUI.  Firefly administrators can view audit trails using this component.

Firefly Command Line Interface

Firefly command line interface offers users a highly scriptable, self-sufficient environment.

Firefly Web UI

Firefly Web UI offers you connectivity from anywhere, as long as you can get online. Through Firefly Web, you can browse projects, branches, labels, file revisions, and basically all information stored on Firefly Server. On top of that, Web UI makes development steps like code review easier than ever.

Firefly ServerSync

Outsourcing projects (modules)? Cooperating with a team across the ocean? Firefly ServerSync makes geographically distributed development a walk in the park.

IDE Integration

Firefly offers integration with your favorite IDE. WSAD/Eclipse, JBuilder, PowerBuilder, VS .NET, what do you fancy? Firefly is compatible with any IDE that support the SCC extension and many more. The list of supported IDEs expands to include:

Through SCC API:

• Microsoft Visual Studio (Visual C++, Visual Basic)
• Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 / 2003
• Borland C++ Builder (through SourceConneXion)
• Borland Dephi (through SourceConneXion)
• IBM Visual Age for Java
• Sybase PowerBuilder

Others:

• Borland JBuilder
• IBM WebSphere Application Developer
• Eclipse
• BEA WebLogic Workshop

Office Addin

The Firefly Office Addin allows users of Microsoft^® Word, Excel^® and PowerPoint^® to easily store and control documents using a simple Firefly menu within the already familiar Microsoft Office application interface. Users are able to perform a range of commands such as Checkin, Checkout, Lock, Version Tree, History and many more.

Windows Shell Extension

Firefly Windows^® Shell Extension delivers the power and convenience of Firefly Software Configuration System right into the hands of Windows users. Within the familiar file management environment of Windows Explorer, both novice and seasoned users will have direct access to SCM functions through the Firefly menu on the standard Explorer context menu, making version control tasks both intuitive and extremely handy.

Hansky Project Center

Project Center provides a centralized user and license management for all Hansky products. Firefly, Butterfly (Change Request Management System) and Dragonfly (Requirement Management System) all rely on Project Center for user and license validation.

VDM tool

Hansky VDM is integrated into Firefly client and provides a intuitive and powerful way to handle your diff and merge needs. If you have a third-party diff-merge tool you would like to use, Firefly also offers you the option to switch with a few clicks.