Testing View Compare/Merge Changes

To use the Test Perspective to test your merge changes, do the following:

  1. Verify that you have resolved all merge conflicts in the Compare Perspective or Merge Perspective of the View Compare/Merge session.

    Note: You cannot check out individual files with merge conflicts in the Test Perspective of a View Compare/Merge session. Resolve all conflicts before using the Test Perspective.

  2. Choose VCM Session > Test Perspective and check out the files in your project, including those with merged changes.

    View Compare/Merge saves all files locally to a temporary default working folder until you commit the View Compare/Merge session.

Tip: You can specify an alternate View Compare/Merge working folder. Choose VCM Session > Working Folder in the Test Perspective.

  1. Use your build tools to test that the project will build, run, and has the needed changes.

    Note: You cannot build or run from within StarTeam.

  2. Optionally, switch to the Merge Perspective or the Compare Perspective and make changes as needed.
  3. Recheck out your project if you have made additional changes, and rerun your tests.

  4. Choose VCM Session > Commit Changes when you are satisfied with all the proposed changes.

    View Compare/Merge applies all the changes to the StarTeam Server repository and closes the session.