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
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