What shortcomings of the Version Control Systems drive the need for a Metadata Repository?
A.
Version Control Systems are not easily searchable.
B.
Version Control Systems lack robust metadata that allows developers to determine relevance.
C.
Version Control Systems don’t provide the level of consumer tracking and reporting necessary
to support software reuse.
D.
Version Control Systems do not allow the asset versions to be rolled back to a previousstate
Explanation:
The underlying core principle of ORA Engineering is asset sharing and enterprise
development through an integrated asset management approach. Most organizations
use a Software Configuration Management (SCM) or Version Control System (VCS)
for managing the code and configuration assets. These tools are great for managing the
versioning of assets produced but they don’t maintain the metadata of the assets.
Without metadata assets are not organized in context and it is hard to discover them.
ORA recommends an asset-centric engineering process, where
an Asset Manager is used to address the challenges posed by the traditional
approaches. The Asset Manager is typically an enterprise-scoped Metadata Repository
working in concert with SCMs and other types of asset repositories.
Reference: Oracle Reference Architecture,Software Engineering, Release 3.0