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# Revise Item/Revise Multiple Items dialog box

Use this dialog box to replace one or more item revisions with the contents of files in your work area.

For a single selection, use the General tab to enter information about the item and its status.

For a single selection, see Attributes tab/page to view and change the user-defined attributes of an item.

General tab

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Item specification | The specification of the selected item. | Single item selected only.
Items | The specification of the selected items. | Multiple items selected only. Click an item to clear it.
New named branch | Accept or select a named branch for the new revision. | Single item selected only.
New revision | Accept the revision ID, or enter a different one. | Single item selected only. Revision IDs are allocated according to your process model rules.
Revise item using workfile | Enter the name of the file from which to revise the selected item. | Single item selected only. The default is the item project file name. To revise the item from a different file, enter a full or relative pathname, or click the Browse button to find it. If you browse for an item that is on a remote node and you need to log in, the Login to remote file node dialog box opens.
Comment to apply to all items | Enter a comment or description. | Multiple items selected only.
Request ID | Enter the name of one or more requests, or click the Browse button to find them. | Single item selected only. Your process model may require you to specify a request.
Request(s) | Enter the name of one or more requests, or click the Browse button to find them. | Multiple items selected only. Your process model may require you to specify a request.
Status | Select a status to associate with the revised item. | Single item selected only.
Keep copy in user area | Select to leave the existing file copy in the work area. | Mutually exclusive with Automatic Get.
After item checked in | Select an option from this list to specify what happens to the file in your work area after you check it in to Dimensions CM. | To keep the file, select Keep original workfile unchanged. To delete the file, select Delete original workfile. To delete the file and immediately get a copy of it from Dimensions CM, select Automatic get, original workfile set read-only. You might choose this option if the item has header substitution variables that you want to be inserted in the file in your work area.
Comment | Enter a description of the revise. | Single item selected only. Your process model may require you to enter a description.

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See also:

- Revise Item/Revise Multiple Items dialog box
- Object specification

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