Does B&R have a version control system integrated?

HI to everybody,

I have a simple question for you.

Actually me and my team haven’t solutions to check our versions on different pc’s and our server automatically.

Could you suggest any solutions like version control system?
Does B&R have a version control system integrated on AS?

No, currently not. There are some old leftovers in Automation Studio but nothing up to date. And imho it’s not neccessary, since there are plenty of tools to choose from!

I would suggest you go with git and use TortoiseGit (free!) as a start. It is a explorer integration and pops up in your expolrer context menu as soon as you’re in a git repo.

Alternatively you can choose another git GUI client to work with it. Some people like to use git from the command line, but that requires more knowledge which might be good because you have to learn before just start hitting buttons and then wonder why something is not as you want it to be… :smiley:

Another option if you want are VSCode extensions. If you’re into VSCode anyways, that might be a solution for you.

I personally like SmartGit (like 100 bucks for a single time licence) a lot, because I have everything in ONE window. Even multiple repositories in a list (grouped) so I can quickly switch between repos. No tabs I have to change or windows I have to open, (almost) every command is just one click away. That’s the thing where SmartGit really stands out compared to all the other clients (which might have a fancier GUI, if you like that more…). Else you could checkout GitKraken, Tower, SourceTree (free)… google more if you like.

There might be other version control systems but a LOT of people are using git and that for a reason. Quick google:

Git has market share of 89.40% in version-control market . Git competes with 4 competitor tools in version-control category. The top alternatives for Git version-control tool are Microsoft Azure DevOps Server with 8.67%, TortoiseSVN with 1.52%, Subversion with 0.26% market share.

Best regards,

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Thank you a lot for your answer!

It was too much decisive so i’ll try your suggestions before checking on google for others alternatives.

Have a nice day!

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