Selecting the Active Branch

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To select a specific branch:

1.

Open the Document Explorer (refer to Using the Document Explorer Tool in CS-RCS Tools).

2.

From the Project drop-down list, select the project that the branch is a part of.

3.

From the Branch drop-down list, select the desired branch.

OR

1.

Open the Document Explorer (refer to Using the Document Explorer Tool in CS-RCS Tools).

2.

From the Project menu, click Set Active Project.

3.

The Select dialog box appears displaying a project tree.

4.

From the project tree, select the desired project the branch is a part of.

5.

From the Project menu, click Set Active Branch.

6.

The Select dialog box appears displaying a branch tree.

7.

From the branch tree, select the desired branch.

Switching the active branch updates the current working area with the last revision of the selected branch. All CS-RCS commands (including CS-RCS integration with development tools) are applied to the selected branch.

Try the following exercises:

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Use Check-out to lock the head revision within a branch. Apply Check-in to check-in a new revision within the branch.

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Use Add to RCS to add a new file within the branch. If you later merge the branch to the trunk, the file will be added to the trunk as well.

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Use Delete to remove a file within the branch. If you later merge the branch to the trunk, the file will be deleted from the trunk as well.

Note: You must check-in all Modified files that are in the project before you switch from branch to branch. Refer to Branch Development Scenarios for more details.