Deploying or binding artifacts using deployment groups
You can use deployment groups to manage the deployment
or binding of artifacts, such as stored procedures or SQL statements,
to a database server.
Deployment groups and the Deployment Manager view
Deployment groups manage the associations between a set
of artifacts and the server profiles that are used to deploy them.
There are several key benefits to using deployment groups to deploy
and bind artifacts to a database server.
Sorting objects in the Deployment Manager view
You can change the display in the Deployment
Manager view to sort objects by artifact or by server profile.
By default, objects are sorted by deployment group.
Comparing deployed routines with routines in the workspace
If you use deployment groups to deploy routines (stored
procedures or user-defined functions), you can compare the deployed
version of the routine with the version in your workspace.
Generating and viewing deployment reports
After you deploy or bind objects to a database using deployment
groups, you can view reports describing the results and share them
with other team members.
Exporting and importing deployment groups to and from the file system
You can export deployment groups to the file system and
import deployment groups that have been previously exported. Use this
feature to share deployment groups among multiple workspaces or with
other team members.