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Branching:
Branch All (Not Floating)
- New Items
- New items in the child view do not appear in the parent view. New items in the parent view do not appear in the child view.
- Existing Items
- Existing items in the child view are the same as in parent view at the time of configuration, until the item in the child view branches. Changes cannot be made to an item in the child view if the change does not result in branching.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box is enabled and selected for all items that can branch. Any change to a child item that can branch results in the branching of that item, unless its
Branch on Change check box has been cleared. After branching, the check box is disabled.
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- View Type
- Branch All.
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent, to avoid conflicts.
- Configuration
- Other than floating (Labeled,
Promotion State, or
As of specific date).
Note:
Addressed In Build field when the child view is created,
Next Build will not be replaced by a build label until the change request branches.
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Read-only Reference View (Frozen)
- New Items
- New items cannot be added to child view. New items in parent view appear in child view.
- Existing Items
- Existing items are the same in the child view and the parent view; they can be changed only from the parent view.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change has the same setting as the parent item, but is irrelevant; no change can be made.
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- View Type
- Read-only Reference.
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Usually the same as that of the parent view.
- Configuration
- Other than floating (Labeled,
Promotion State, or
As of specific date).
These views can be rolled back.
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Non-derived View (also called
Blank Branching View)
- New Items
- New items in child view do not appear in the parent view. New items in the parent view do no appear in the child view.
- Existing Items
- Existing items in the parent view do not appear in the child view.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box disabled.
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- View Type
- Non-Derived.
- Root Folder
- N/A.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent to avoid conflicts.
- Configuration
- N/A.
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Reference View (Also called
Read/Write Reference View)
- New Items
- New items in the child view appear in both views. New items in the parent view appear in both views if they are in the subset accessed by the child view.
- Existing Items
- Existing items are the same in the child view and the parent view. They can be changed from either view.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change has the same setting as the parent item.
Note: Labels created and objects deleted in the child view appear and disappear in the parent view; this is not true for other types of child views.
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- View Type
- Reference.
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Usually the same as that of the parent view.
- Configuration
- N/A. Always floats.
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Branching:
Branch None (Not Floating). Not recommended.
- New Items
- New items in the child view do not appear in the parent view; new items in the parent view do not appear in the child view.
- Existing Items
- Existing items in the child view are the same as in the parent view at the time of configuration, until the item in the child view branches. Changes cannot be made to an item in the child view if that change does not result in branching.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box enabled, but initially cleared.
No change to a child item that can branch results in branching until the Branch on Change check box is selected. After branching, the box is disabled.
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- View Type
- Branch None (an advanced type).
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent, to avoid conflicts Configuration.
- Configuration
- Other than floating (Labeled,
Promotion State, or
As of specific date).
Note: Addressed In Build field when the child view is created,
Next Build will not be replaced by a build label until the change request branches.
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Branching:
Branch None (Floating). Not recommended. Use only when a different set of view labels is needed for the same data.
- New Items
- New items in the child view appear in the parent view; new items in the parent view appear in the child view if they are in the subset accessed by the child view. In the child view, new items from the parent have the
Branch on Change check box cleared.
- Existing Items
- Existing items are the same in the child view as in the parent view; they can be changed in either the parent or child view until the item in the child view branches. However, items deleted from one view are not deleted from the other.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box enabled, but initially cleared
No change to a child item that can branch results in branching until the Branch on Change check box is selected. After branching, the check box is disabled.
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- View Type
- Branch None (an advanced type).
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent to avoid conflicts.
- Configuration
- Floating.
See the note below.
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Branching:
Branch All (Floating). Not recommended.
- New Items
- New items in the child view do not appear in the parent view; new items in the parent view appear in both views if they are in the subset accessed by the child view. In the child view, new items from the parent have the
Branch on Change check box selected.
- Existing Items
- Changes to existing items in the parent view appear in the child view until the corresponding item in the child view branches. Changes to existing items in the child view can appear in the parent view, but only if the
Branch on Change check box for that item is cleared. However, items deleted from one view are not deleted from the other.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box is enabled and initially selected for all items that can branch.
Any change to a child item that can branch results in the branching of that item, unless its Branch on Change check box has been cleared. After branching, the box is disabled.
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- View Type
- Branch All,
Float (an advanced type).
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent to avoid conflicts.
- Configuration
- Floating
See the note below.
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Branching:
Branch All (Floating)
- New Items
- New items in the child view do not appear in the parent view. New items in the parent view appear in both views if they are in the subset accessed by the child view. In the child view, new items from the parent have the
Branch on Change check box selected.
- Existing Items
- Changes to existing items in the parent view appear in the child view until the corresponding item in the child view branches. Changes to existing items in the child view can appear in the parent view, but only if the
Branch on Change check box for that item is cleared. However, items deleted from one view are not deleted from the other.
- Item Behavior
- Branch on Change check box is enabled and selected for all items that can branch.
Any change to a child item that can branch results in the branching of that item, unless its
Branch on Change check box has been cleared. After branching, the box is disabled.
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- View Type
- Branch All.
- Root Folder
- Selected from parent view.
- Working Folder
- Should be different from that of the parent to avoid conflicts.
- Configuration
- Floating
See the note below.
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