Assigning Areas to Project or Streams

You can assign an area to item files for a particular project or stream.

PRIVILEGES
Assign Deployment Areas to Project for deployment areas

To assign an area to a project or stream:

1. In the Administration Console, under Distributed Development, select Areas and Deployment.

2. In the Area Definitions tab, in the navigation pane, expand the Deployment Areas node and select a deployment area.

3. In the content pane, in the Projects section, click the Assign to Project button. The Assign Area to Project/Stream dialog box opens.

4. In the Projects/Stream field, enter the project or stream's specification, or choose to select a project or stream. For details, see Select Project/Stream wizard.

5. To use a folder that is offset or located in another folder relative to the Area's directory, enter the relative path to be used in File path relative to Area Directory.

6. To automatically deploy files to this area when the item revisions are promoted or demoted to this stage, select Deploy by default.

7. Select an Audit Filter from the list, or use the default filter for the area.

CAUTION! Make sure not to confuse audit filters with area filters. For details on how to use these filters, see Correct Use of Area and Audit Filters.

8. To run deployments to this area in a particular order when there are other deployment areas for this project/stream, enter a Sequence order. For details on how to set deployment sequences, see the Dimensions CM online help.

9. To populate the area with item files as soon as you relate the project/stream, select Populate Area with Project contents.

10. Click OK to commit the changes.

To edit an area assignment:

1. In the Administration Console, under Distributed Development, select Areas and Deployment.

2. In the Area Definitions tab, in the navigation pane, expand the Deployment Areas node and select a deployment area.

3. In the navigation pane, in the Project section, select a project and click the Edit button. The Edit Assignment dialog box opens.

4. To use a folder that is offset or located in another folder relative to the Area's directory, enter the relative path to be used in File path relative to Area Directory.

5. To populate the area with item files as soon as you relate the project/stream, select Populate Area with Project contents.

6. To keep the item files where they are if the relative path changes, select Do not delete files from old relative path if relative path changes.

To unassign an area from a project/stream:

1. In the Administration Console, under Distributed Development, select Areas and Deployment.

2. In the Area Definitions tab, in the navigation pane, expand the Deployment Areas node and select a deployment area.

3. In the navigation pane, in the Project section, select a project/stream and click the Delete button. The Unassign Project from Area dialog box opens.

4. Click Yes to unassign the area.