OpenMake Meister

Guide to Online Tutorials

 

Included in this User Manual are online tutorials. These tutorials are designed to help you setup and configure Meister.  Each tutorial below is also available in the appropriate section of the manual. This listing provides you an easy way to access the tutorials. These tutorials can also be found at https://www.openmakesoftware.com/meister-tutorials/

 

 

Title

Description

Creating a Dependency Directory

 

This tutorial shows you how to create a Project and assign your Dependency Directories to the Project

Creating a portable and reusable Dependency Directory

 

Learn how to make your Dependency Directory listing reusable and portable using environment variables.

Creating a Dependency Directory to support a Lifecycle staged release model

Dependency Directories can be defined in many ways. This tutorial shows you how to define a Dependency Directory to support a Lifecycle development model.

Defining a custom Java Build Service for the Enterprise

 

Build Services are the heart of the Meister Build engine.  This tutorial shows you how to customize the Java Build Service for your environment.

 

Defining a custom .Net Build Service for the Enterprise

 

 

Build Services are the heart of the Meister Build engine.  This tutorial shows you how to customize a .Net Build Service for your environment

Understanding Target Files

A Target File defines the binary that you will be creating. This tutorial covers the basics of Targets.

Defining Target Files (TGTs)

You must define a Target in order to execute your build.  This tutorial shows you how to define a Target.

Creating Workflows and executing Builds

 

Workflows connect ALM activities that support pre and post build steps.  This tutorial shows you how to create a Workflow and execute a build.

Running builds from the Command Line

 

There are cases where you may need to execute your Meister Build from a command line so that it can be called from another process. This tutorial shows you how to call Meister from the command line.

Creating and executing nested Workflows

 

Simplifying your Workflow involves calling standard Workflow activities that may have already been defined in an existing Workflow.  This tutorial shows you how to create nested Workflows.

Gathering Impact Analysis and Audit Information

 

Auditing your build is a strong feature of Meister. This tutorial shows you how to execute build audits and display impact analysis.

Creating Build Service Mappings for Java Developers

This tutorial will help the Java developer understand how to create Build Service Mappings.