Apply Version Control To Branches

It is possible to apply version control to all Packages within a selected model branch, in a single operation. In this context, a model branch is a Package that is currently selected in the Project Browser, and all of the Packages contained within it.

Access

Context Menu

Project Browser | right-click on Package | Package Control | Add Branch to Version Control

Apply version control to all Packages within a selected model branch

Step	Action	See also
1	On the 'Apply VC to Branch' dialog, click on the drop-down arrow in the 'Version Control Configuration' field and select the configuration to use.
2	Optionally, tick the checkbox 'Export as Model Branch'. Once the version control operation is complete a Model Branch file (.EAB file) is created for this branch.	Export Model Branch Import Model Branch
3	Click on the OK button. The system creates a number of sub-folders within the version control working copy folder, then exports all of the Packages within the selected model branch. The system generates filenames for the XMI files, based on the Package GUIDs.

Step

Action

See also

On the 'Apply VC to Branch' dialog, click on the drop-down arrow in the 'Version Control Configuration' field and select the configuration to use.

Optionally, tick the checkbox 'Export as Model Branch'.

Once the version control operation is complete a Model Branch file (.EAB file) is created for this branch.

Export Model Branch Import Model Branch

Click on the OK button.

The system creates a number of sub-folders within the version control working copy folder, then exports all of the Packages within the selected model branch. The system generates filenames for the XMI files, based on the Package GUIDs.

Notes

The version control configuration to be used in this operation must be defined within the model before selecting this command
When invoked on the model root node, this command applies version control to every Package within the model