project-info/dtp_helios_plan.xml

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<plan plan-format="1.0" xmlns="http://www.eclipse.org/project/plan" xmlns:html="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"
      name="Data Tools Platform">
   <release projectid="datatools" version="1.8"/>
   <introduction><html:div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
     The Data Tools Platform (DTP) project provides a framework and exemplary tooling for accessing database data.
     This is the plan for the DTP 1.8 release, which is part of the "Helios" (Eclipse 3.6) release train.  This is 
     the fourth Eclipse release train in which DTP has participated.
   </html:div>
   </introduction>
   <release_deliverables>
     <html:div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
        DTP provides two main deliverables: a "source" build for developers, which includes source code, 
        and a "runtime" build for users, which provides only what is needed to use DTP.
    </html:div>
   </release_deliverables>
   <release_milestones>
      <preamble>
        <html:p>The DTP project is a "+1" project for the Eclipse Helios release train.  In general, "+1" projects
        are release a working day after the base platform is released.  Note: the current Galileo build will be used
        as the Helios build for milestones M1 and M2.</html:p>
      </preamble>
      <milestone date="11/9/2009"  milestone="M3"><html:div>Release train M3 +1 (M3 GA on 11/13/2009)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="12/14/2009" milestone="M4"><html:div>Release train M4 +1 (M4 GA on 12/18/2009)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="2/1/2010"   milestone="M5"><html:div>Release train M5 +1 (M5 GA on 2/5/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="3/15/2010"  milestone="M6"><html:div>Release train M6 +1 (M5 GA on 3/19/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="5/3/2010"   milestone="M7"><html:div>Release train M7 +1 (M5 GA on 5/7/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="5/17/2010"  milestone="RC1"><html:div>Release train RC1 +1 (RC1 GA on 5/21/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="5/24/2010"  milestone="RC2"><html:div>Release train RC2 +1 (RC2 GA on 5/28/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="5/31/2010"  milestone="RC3"><html:div>Release train RC3 +1 (RC3 GA on 6/4/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="6/7/2010"   milestone="RC4"><html:div>Release train RC4 +1 (RC4 GA on 6/11/2010)</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="6/14/2010"  milestone="Final"><html:div>Release train Final +1</html:div></milestone>
      <milestone date="6/23/2010"  milestone="1.8"/>
      <postamble><html:div></html:div></postamble>
   </release_milestones>
   <target_environments>
   <html:div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
   <html:p>The DTP project is compiled with Java 5.  It is compatible with (but does not require) Java 6.</html:p>
   <html:p>DTP 1.8 will be compatible with Eclipse version 3.5 and above.</html:p>  
    </html:div>
     <internationalization>
     <html:p>DTP is included in the Babel project.</html:p>
     </internationalization>
   </target_environments>
   <compatibility_with_previous_releases>
     <html:div><html:div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
       The goal for DTP 1.8 is that it will be "binary compatible" with DTP 1.7.  That is, client applications that
       use DTP API's will not need to be recompiled to run with DTP 1.8.
    </html:div></html:div>
   </compatibility_with_previous_releases>
   <themes_and_priorities>
     <preamble>
         <html:div>The DTP project is has reached a stage of maturity where stability has become more important than 
         adding new features and function.  The primary participating companies (Actuate, IBM, and Sybase) continue to use 
         DTP, but they have reduced the amount of resource assigned to the project so that change activity is limited 
         to small enhancements and important bug fixes.  This is reflected in the themes for this release.</html:div>
     </preamble>
     <theme name="Improved RCP Enablement">
        <description><html:p>Improve the enablement in DTP for the creation of RCP-based data access tooling.  
        One of the oldest open requests since DTP started has been for the creation of a stand-alone RCP tool for 
        database development. We have some enhancements in this area (developed with the help of Ingres) we want to 
        get into DTP. These enhancements will "incubate" for a while and won't be part of the regular build, but 
        will be available for user to try out and extend.</html:p></description>
        <!-- <proposed bugzilla="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=116415"></proposed>  -->
     </theme>
     <theme name="Improved Result Set Handling in the Open Data Access Framework">
        <description><html:p>Enhance the ODA API to support specifying dynamic result set operations and handle additional 
        result set types.</html:p></description>
        <!-- <committed bugzilla="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=291549"></committed>  -->
        <!-- <proposed bugzilla="https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=204345"></proposed>  -->
     </theme>
     <theme name="Continuing Quality Improvements">
        <description><html:p>Continue fixing important bugs as identified by the participating companies and the
        DTP community.</html:p></description>
     </theme>
   </themes_and_priorities>
 </plan>