Automated Build

Abstract

Automated Build is a component of an overall continuous integration or continuous build strategy that increases product quality and development efficiency. Automated Build is a system that executes unit and regression testing on completed code modules without manual intervention, checks the modules into a configuration management (code management) system, compiles them, and, assuming success, builds them into the larger code base for integration, system, and user acceptance testing. An automated build system can also enforce rules, such as coding standards, and improve code quality using success criteria.