Promoting File Changes Into Baselines

Process rules are useful when creating baseline builds or configurations. A build is a labeled configuration that identifies the file revisions and process items that define the code and content baseline. Process rules require that each new file revision be linked to a process item, which allows the development team to promote these changes into baselines.

If process rules are not enforced, developers using the application can create baselines either by:

• Labeling an entire project view at a specific point in time.
• Associating file revisions with a revision label on check-in.

To promote file changes into baselines, do the following:

1. Start with the previous baseline (for example, check it out based on its label.)
2. Select process items for inclusion in the new baseline.
3. Label the new baseline You can use process items for tracking purposes when adding or checking in files.