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# Synchronize wizard

Use the Synchronize wizard to:

- Update a work area from a project.

- Deliver changes in a work area to a project.

- Report the changes made to a local work area.

- Synchronize a work area and a project.

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Synchronize with Deliver to Update from Compare with | Select a project or stream in the repository. |
Include the following types of local changes | Select or clear the types of change in the work area that you want to include. | If you clear a change enter the resolution Ignore is applied.
Include the following types of repository changes | Select or clear the types of change in the repository that you want to include.
Include local folders | Enter an expression to specify folders in the work area that you want to explicitly include. | * is a wildcard character that matches any number of characters. ? matches any single character. | joins or concatenates multiple expressions. \ is a separator for folders and directories (Windows and UNIX).
Exclude local files | Enter an expression to specify files in the work area that you want to explicitly exclude. | Use the wildcards described earlier.
Include repository folders | Enter an expression to specify folders in the repository that you want to explicitly include.
Exclude repository files | Enter an expression to specify files in the repository that you want to be to explicitly exclude.
Auto merge non-conflicting file content | Automatically merge files that don't have conflicts. You can also select a default character set that is used to transcode Unicode files before merging. |
Also include items related to child requests | Merges all items that are related to child requests of the selected change requests. | Applicable only if you are updating from a request.
If a related Item has a different path/filename from the one in the Work Area then: | Select an action to be taken when there is a difference between the path/filename for the file in the work area and the request’s related item. | Applicable only if you are updating from a request. Select: Display as a conflict if you want the item to appear as a conflict on the changes page, allowing you to choose which version to accept. Use Work Area path/filename if you want the path/filename from the work area to be used. If there is a modification for this file, this just accepts the modification and not the path/filename change. Use related Item path/filename if you want the path/filename from the request’s related item to be used.
Skip summary before synchronization | Select this option to skip the Summary page describing the actions to be performed. |
Close wizard on completion | Select this option to exit the Synchronize wizard on completion. |
Enable in folder | If you need an output log with the synchronization results, select this option. To change the default folder for the logs, use the browse button to select another folder. |

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See also:

- Synchronize wizard Changes page
- Synchronize wizard Synchronizing page
- Synchronize wizard Scanning page
- Synchronize wizard No Changes page
- Synchronize wizard Additional Contributors page
- Synchronize wizard Summary page

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