[EP-tech] Change management

[Jan Ploski]

Hi,

Is there a comprehensive list of which EPrints configuration details are 
stored in the file system and which in the database? Are all 
configuration settings stored in the database exportable/importable 
to/from the file system?

Background: although little tweaks via GUI may seem appealing for small 
installations, in general they sound like asking for trouble. Ideally, 
I'd like to have all configuration changes pass through version control 
and also through a staging (test) system. This is required for 
documentation and also for signing off changes by the client before they 
are brought into production. Is anyone else using EPrints in this 
manner? Are there recommended administration practices (except for 
"backup before changes" - restoring backups may be quite problematic if 
the data moves forward after changes)? Or is everyone just crossing 
their fingers and tweaking their production EPrints directly?

Regards,
Jan Ploski