Surround SCM
Surround SCM is a software configuration management application developed by Seapine Software, now owned by Perforce since 2017. Perforce integrated the software with its Helix ALM product.
Architecture
Surround SCM has a client–server architecture. The server manages a central database of file versions and branches. Users work on files on their local hard drive and submit changed files together in changelists. The client and server communicate via a TCP/IP connection using 512-bit encryption.Server
Surround SCM stores data in an industry-standard relational database management system. The database contains both the file contents and metadata. A proxy server can optionally be installed to improve performance of file retrievals for distributed teams.Clients
There are several different categories of Surround SCM clients: GUI, CLI, API, Web UI, and plugin.The cross-platform GUI client is developed with Qt and available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. It fully supports all end-user operations and administration operations.
The command line interface is also available on Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. The CLI can be used in any command shell or script. Build scripts generally access Surround SCM files via the CLI.
Surround SCM’s open API allows users to write applications that access branches, repositories, and files on the Surround SCM Server using the C, Java, and.Net programming languages.
The plugin interfaces integrate Surround SCM client functionality into third-party applications. Surround SCM plugins are available for Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, KDevelop, Visual Studio, NetBeans, JDeveloper, PowerBuilder, WebStorm, Windows Explorer, Mac OS X Finder, Linux file system, Bugzilla, JIRA, Microsoft TFS, TestTrack, Ant, NAnt, Hudson, Jenkins, TeamCity, CruiseControl, CruiseControl.NET, Dreamweaver, FinalBuilder, Microsoft Office, and QA Wizard.
Release history
Major release versions of Surround SCM, along with their release dates:- version 1.0
- version 1.1
- version 1.2
- version 1.5
- version 2.0
- version 2.1
- version 3.0
- version 3.1
- version 4.0
- version 4.1
- version 5.0
- version 2008.0
- version 2008.1
- version 2009.0
- version 2009.1
- version 2010.0
- version 2010.1
- version 2011.0
- version 2011.1
- version 2012.0
- version 2012.1
- version 2013.0
- version 2013.1
- version 2013.2
- version 2014.0
- version 2014.1
- version 2015.0
- version 2015.1
- version 2016.0
- version 2016.1
- version 2017.1
- version 2017.2
- version 2018.1
- version 2018.2
- version 2019.1
- version 2019.2
- version 2020.1
- version 2021.1
Features
Surround SCM features include:- Branching and merging
- File and change set labeling
- Graphical file history
- Changelist and atomic transactions
- Filters
- Search file contents
- Shelves
- Configurable workflow
- Email notifications
- Custom fields
- Code review capabilities
- Role-based security groups
- Single sign-on
- Data stored in an RDBMS
- External reports
- Cross-platform GUI and CLI
- Electronic signatures
- Automatic client upgrades
- Proxy server
- Shadow folders