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responses are copied back and forth between the various environments via the APEX
import/export facility. This keeps the developers, testers, and end users in close touch
with each other. Another key feature of the feedback mechanism is that it automatically
records all the critical “under the hood” data that end users know nothing about. The
application context, environment variables, and, most important, the session state are
all captured. This data is invaluable when you're diagnosing an issue.
At first glance, the Team Development entities seem to contain a large number of at-
tributes. So, do you have to enter all these attributes in order to use Team Develop-
ment? No. To get the most out of Team Development, you and your team must plan
how you're going to use Team Development with a view to effectively managing the
software-development process with minimum effort. You can pick a small subset of
Team Development's attributes that fit your software-development culture and key in
only that subset of the data. Interactive reports can easily be customized to display only
the data that is important to you.
Team Development Interface
The Team Development interface is consistent with the overall APEX development in-
terface. It makes extensive use of dashboards to quickly give you an idea of how your
teams are progressing. Drilling into the details to view and update the data is fairly
straightforward and intuitive. APEX developers will have no trouble navigating within
the tool or customizing interactive reports. Managers, testers, and business analysts
will also be able to use Team Development after a short training session.
APEX Home Page
The APEX home page (see Figure 15-2 ) clearly indicates how important Team Devel-
opment is to the APEX team. The APEX team could have easily put Team Develop-
ment under a minor link somewhere on the home page. Instead, Team Development
has been promoted into a marquee module that is on an equal footing with Application
Builder, SQL Workshop, and Administration.
 
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