'''Author:''' GerardMeszaros

'''Context:'''

You are building a large complex system which will have many bits of code much of which depends on one another.  You are defining one of MultipleArchitectureViews.

'''Problem:'''

How do you manage the software (code) in your system such that you can reliably configure a system from it?

'''Forces:'''

	* Tracking the dependencies of every bit of software in your system may be too large a problem to keep up to date.
	* Building systems without tracking software dependencies will often result in failed system builds or random, unexplained errors in the resulting system.


'''Solution:'''

Organize the software of your system into collections of code which can be managed as a group. Bits of software with a common purpose and common dependencies should be packaged together.  If necessary, define several levels of recursive packaging; only stop the recursion when the number of packages is manageable. Track the dependencies of each package using a ConfigurationManagementTool.
Examples of packaging include Classes, Modules, Subsystems, SoftwarePackages.
Examples of systems which manage the delivery view of the system include Envy/Developer.

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'''Related Concepts'''
* dataDependency
* dataContainers
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