Review changes for update and deliver to a project

Review the changes to apply when you update a work area from a project or deliver changes to a project.

You can review the changes between a work area and a project, override the default selections, and resolve conflicts.

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to perform the following operations:

Field Description Rules and guidelines

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Compare

Compare the file in the work area with the item file in the repository.

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Hide Unchanged

Display folders and item files that have the change type Unchanged.

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Hide Ignored

Display folders and item files that have the resolution Ignored.

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Merge

Merge the work area file changes with the changes in the repository.

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Ignore

Ignore the selected file or folder.

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Use Local

Use the version of the selected file or folder in the work area.

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Use Repository

Use the version of the selected file or folder in the repository.

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Files and Folders area

In the Files and Folders area, specify the type of change and resolution.

Field Description

Change type

The type of change that has occurred between the work area and the repository, for example, Addition.

Resolution

The action to be applied to the change, for example, Accept.

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Defaults tab

On the Defaults tab, specify default options for the changes.

Field Description

Comment

Add a comment for new item revisions created in the repository.

Relate to request(s)

Select requests to be related In Response To new item revisions created in the repository.

Design part for new files

The part specification for the owning design part for new items created in the repository.

Displayed only if new items are to be created.

Permissions after Deliver

The permission given to the files in the work area after they have been delivered to the repository.

Select Make read only or Keep unchanged.

Permissions after update

The file permissions after they have been copied to the work area.

Select Make read only or Make writable.

Apply date/time of

Apply the timestamp to files that are copied to the work area:

  • Repository item: Apply the repository timestamp to the files in the work area.
  • Current system: Apply the current date and time to the files in the work area.

Expand substitution variables

Expand item header substitution variables when a file is updated in the work area.

Note: You can expand item headers only if the item type Enable item header substitution is set in the Administration Console.

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Options tab

On the Options tab, override the default options for the selected files or folder.

Field Description

Comment

Add a comment for new item revisions created in the repository.

Requests

Select the request(s) to be related to a file or folder being delivered to the repository.

Item Specification

The specification for a new item.

Displayed only if a new item is to be created.

Item type

The item type to be assigned to a new item.

Displayed only if a new item is to be created.

Accept the default or select another item type from list.

Format

The file format for a new item.

Displayed only if a new item is to be created.

Design part

The part specification for the owning design part for new items created in the repository.

Displayed only if new items are to be created.

Permissions after Deliver

The permission given to the files in the work area after they have been delivered to the repository.

Select Make read only or Keep unchanged.

Permissions after update

The permission given to files after they have been copied to the work area.

Select Make read only or Make writable.

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Properties tab

On the Properties tab, view the details of a selected file or folder.

Field Description

Details

A description of the change or conflict.

Local item specification

The item specification from which the file in the work area originated.

Repository item specification

The item specification of the file in the repository.

Originator

The user who created the item revision in the repository.

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