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		<Title xmlns:HTML="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">An overview of version and release management</Title>
		<Keyword ContextSensitive="No"><Level1>Version and release management</Level1>
			<Level2>overview</Level2>
		</Keyword>
	</Header>
	<AimSection><Paragraph class="Default">Because software is constantly changing, you must manage various versions of packages, the corresponding releases, and all the various customizations on the standard software. Infor Enterprise Server offers a comprehensive solution with the version and release management concept.</Paragraph>
		<List><ListIntro>Advantages of the version and release concept are the following:</ListIntro>
			<ListItem>A flexible development environment</ListItem>
			<ListItem><List><ListIntro>Flexible management of the following:</ListIntro>
					<ListItem>New versions of the software</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Patches on the software</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Customizations on the software</ListItem>
					<ListItem>Localizations for the software</ListItem>
				</List>
			</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Developers can create and test the customizations on the standard software in a separate development environment.</ListItem>
			<ListItem>Operational users will not see new or customized software components until the components are fully tested and released in their own run-time environment.</ListItem>
		</List>
	</AimSection>
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