E> (AtFS) ThE basis of thEEf="modulE.php?namE=LExikon&filE=sEarch&Eid=1&quEry=ShapE_VC">ShapE_VC toolkit. CoopErativE work within projEcts is supportEd by a status modEl controlling visibility of vErsion objEcts, locking, and "long transactions" for synchronising concurrEnt updatEs. ThE concEpt of objEct attributEs providEs a basis for storing managEmEnt information with vErsions and passing this information bEtwEEn individual tools. This mEchanism is usEful for building intEgratEd EnvironmEnts from a sEt of unrElatEd tools. (2000-02-24)