Using SoftBench Configuration Manager

Managing Archive Files and Directories

Managing Archive Files and Directories

SoftBench CM offers complete configuration management functionality that lets you manage your archive files and directories from menu selections. For example, you can create initial files, check files out, delete directories, cancel file check outs, show the revision history of files, and compare file revisions.

Creating Initial Archive Files

To use SoftBench CM, you need to create an initial archive file before checking a new file into an archive for the first time.

To create an initial archive file:

1.In the current archive list area, open the archive directory in which you want to create an initial archive file.

2.Choose "File: Create…".

3.Enter the name of your new file in the "Create file" input area. You can choose from three file types (text, binary and RAW).

Text (the default): Stores the file using RCS(1) with default RCS keywords.

Binary: Stores the file using RCS(1) without default RCS keywords.

RAW: Stores the file as a binary file with no revision history.

4.Select OK.

The name of the file you created displays in the current archive directory of SoftBench CM. If a mapped file of the same name exists on your local system, the newly created archive file is identical to the local file. Otherwise, the archive file contains no data.

Checking Out Archive Files

When you check files out of the archive, SoftBench CM creates a copy of the archive file on the local file system. You can check out multiple files and directories or a specific file revision.

To check out a file from an archive:

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