View Sessions

This topic describes how to work with a View Session.

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Opening a View Session

1. Choose an available StarTeam Server from the Server list. If you are not logged on to the StarTeam Server, the Log On dialog box opens.
2. If prompted, type your StarTeam user name in the User name field and the associated password in the Password field.
3. Click OK. The Project list becomes available.
4. Choose an available project from the Project list. The View list becomes available.
5. Choose an available view from the View list. The Browse page and your view session open.

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Closing the Active View Session

To close the active view session, click Close View () to the right of the View list, or right-click the active view under Recent Views and choose Close.

One of the following results will occur:

• If this view was the only view you had open on that particular StarTeam Server, you are logged off from the server.
• If other views are open on any server, the one that was most recently active becomes active again.
• If no other views are open, you are logged off from the server and returned to the Start page.

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Logging off from a StarTeam Server

To log off from a StarTeam Server, click Log Off From Server () on the right of the title bar.

One of the following results will occur:

• If other views are open on any other server, the one that was most recently active becomes active again.
• If no other views are open, you are logged off from the server and returned to the Start page.

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Managing Recent Views

The Recent Views panel of the Navigation pane contains links to the last ten views you opened. Currently open views appear in boldface type with the active view at the top of the list.

Right-click the recent view you want to close, delete, or rename and choose one of the following options:

• Choose Close to close the selected view. The recent view must be open in order for this option to be available.
• Choose Delete to delete the recent view from the list.
• Choose Rename to make the name become editable. Type the new name and press Enter, Esc, or click away from the recent view. The recent view becomes a link again.

To open a recent view:

1. Click the recent view you want to open. If you are not logged on to the StarTeam Server, the Log On dialog box opens.
2. If prompted, type your StarTeam user name in the User name field and the associated password in the Password field.
3. Click OK. The Browse page and your view session open.

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