Restarting a View Compare/Merge Session

This procedure describe how to restart an uncommitted View Compare/Merge session so you can start completely over with the same initial session. There are two ways to restart a View Compare/Merge session. Both result in the same outcome.

Restarting a View Compare/Merge session restores it to the same state it was in when you finished running the View Compare/Merge Wizard to originally start the session. If you previously resolved any conflicts before you restart the session, all those changes will disappear, and you will be returned to the beginning of the session where you can start over reviewing and editing changes.

To restart a View Compare/Merge session so you can start over with the same initial session, do the following:

  1. In the StarTeam Cross-Platform Client, open the target view of the change package you want to use.
  2. On the right side of the toolbar, click the Show Change Perspective icon to switch to the Change Perspective.
  3. Choose the New (uncommitted) change package you want to restart.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • In the Change Perspective, choose Change Package > Restart Session. The selected session will open in a session in its original state immediately after running the View Compare/Merge Wizard.
    • In the Change Perspective, choose Change Package > Open (in VCM), or double-click the selected session. This opens the change package in the session as it was last saved with the most recent changes to the session. On the session menu, choose VCM Session > Restart Session. Now all the changes made are removed and the session returns to the state it was in right after running the View Compare/Merge Wizard.

The advantage of the Restart Session operation lets you completely start over without having to re-run the View Compare/Merge Wizard. This can save a lot of time for especially large sessions.