Centralized Development Model vs. Distributed Development Model (Aras DevOps)

In the Centralized Development Model, developers collaborate and implement changes within shared installations of Aras Innovator, such as development, testing, and production instances. Developers export and import Packages between the deployments and keep track of changes.

Aras DevOps enables developers to build and deploy an individual instance of Aras Innovator with a Distributed Development Model. The system is modified using Git (a Version Control System), which allows changes to be exported and stored.

Modifications are extracted from Git to build the system. Aras DevOps is equipped to execute automated tests written by the development team and specifically designed for the Aras Test Automation Framework (TAF) to verify the system’s validity.

Multiple developers can contribute to the system, and Aras DevOps enables developers to identify conflicts and merge all their contributions into a single Build. This enables early detection and resolution of conflicts, improving collaboration and development efficiency.