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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, and synchronize a work area and a project.

Specify the following details on the main page of the Synchronize wizard. For include/exclude fields, you can use these wildcards:

* | Matches any number of characters.
? | Matches any single character.
| | Joins or concatenates multiple expressions.
\ | Windows and UNIX: A separator for folders.

Field | Description
--- | ---
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, it is ignored.
Include the following types of repository changes | Select or clear the types of change in the repository that you want to include. If you clear a change, it is ignored.
Include local folders | Enter an expression to specify folders in the work area that you want to include. You can use wildcards.
Exclude local files | Enter an expression to specify files in the work area that you want to exclude. You can use wildcards.
Include repository folders | Enter an expression to specify folders in the repository that you want to include. You can use wildcards.
Exclude repository files | Enter an expression to specify files in the repository that you want to exclude. You can use wildcards.
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: | Applicable only if you are updating from a request. Select an action to take when there is a difference between the path/filename for the file in the work area and the request’s related item. Display as a conflict. Displays the item as a conflict on the changes page. You can then choose which version to accept. Use Work Area path/filename. Uses the path/filename from the work area. If there is a modification for this file, the modification and not the path/filename change is accepted. Use related Item path/filename.Uses the path/filename from the request’s related item.
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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