The Retrieve revision command is used to retrieve a "frozen" revision to an alternative folder. This alternative folder has many uses, e.g. used as a reference copy for technical support personnel. The Project revision can be retrieved by specifying one of several criteria. However, if you have a milestone you wish to retrieve, you should use the Retrieve revision command from the Project Milestones dialog box.
To open the Retrieve Revision dialog:
| 1. | Open the Document Explorer
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| 2. | Right-click on the desired folder in the project tree and select Retrieve Revision.
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| Note: If a project is selected in the tree, the Milestone Retreive Revision dialog is opened. Refer to Retrieving a Project's Revision
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This dialog box includes the following properties:
| · | Head Revision – Retrieves the newest revision from the RCS repository.
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| · | By date – Retrieves the project revision as it was on a specific date.
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| · | By symbolic name – Retrieves all files marked with the given RCS symbolic name.
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| · | Work Folder – The default tree root for this retrieve operation. (read-only field)
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| · | Retrieve to – Specify the actual tree root for this retrieve operation.
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| · | Show retrieve fail messages – New and deleted files cannot be retrieved when retrieving by date or by name. Clear this option to mask these expected error messages.
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