Common Operations
The following table lists the generic operations that can be performed by each StarTeam component.
Operation | File | Change Request | Requirement | Task | Topic | Folder | Audit |
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Moving | Yes | Yes | No | Yes, except when using Microsoft Project Integration. | Yes | Yes | No |
Drag an item to a new location | No | No | No | No | No | Moving a folder moves its contents, child folders, and their contents. | No |
Creating shortcuts to items | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Copying items to a third-party application via a URL | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Sharing Ctrl+drag item to a new location | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Branching behavior | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No |
Configuring to or freezing at a point in the past | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Locking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Comparing properties of two items of the same type | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Comparing properties of two revisions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Review revision history | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Viewing revision properties | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Editing revision comments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Merging revisions | Yes, using Visual Merge. | No, except as a part of merging views. | No, except as a part of merging views. | No, except as a part of merging views. | No, except as a part of merging views. | No, except as a part of merging views, which is often done by an administrator | No |
Finding based on field content | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Selecting by query | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Selecting by label | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Label revisions | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Viewing references | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Linking to folders and items | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Printing a default report for selected items | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Sending items as email | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Receiving email notification about changes (when notification is enabled by administrator) | No | Yes. Changes in responsibility only. | Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. | Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. | Yes. All changes in items for which you are responsible. | No | No |
Controlling system tray notification | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Marking items as read/unread | No | Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. | Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. | Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. | Yes. You can also mark trees as read/unread. | No | No |
Flagging items | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Deleting | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Setting access rights. Normally performed by Administrator | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
Creating reports | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Creating charts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |