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The File menu offers you up to seven different CM operations for the current
file, if you did choose "Use CM" in the Project
Properties Dialog and the corresponding CM repository is object-based.
If you did not select that option, all menu items will be disabled; if the repository is task-based, you will see the Task-based File Menu. The current file is the one currently shown in the Editor Pane. If the current file is readonly, only the menu items checkout, status and history are enabled. Otherwise all menu items except checkout are enabled (as shown on the right). CheckinExecute a CM checkin command for the current file (menu item shows the name). You will be shown the filename and prompted for a checkin comment.If the file does not belong to the CM repository, you'll get a message like "Status problem" shown on the right with a hint, that the file is not yet under CM control. CheckoutExecute a CM checkout command for the current file (menu item shows the name).If the file does not belong to the CM repository, you'll get a message like "Status problem" shown on the right with a hint, that the file is not yet under CM control. UncheckoutExecute a CM delete command (with replace) for the current file (menu item shows the name), so that the checked out file is replaced by its predecessor.If the file does not belong to the CM repository, you'll get a message like "Status problem" shown on the right with a hint, that the file is not yet under CM control. |
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CreateExecute a CM create command for the current file (menu item shows the name), so that the file is added as a member of the project in the repository.
If the file already belongs to the CM repository, you'll get the message
"Status problem" shown on the right. |
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DiffExecute a CM diff command for the current file (menu item shows the name). Depending on the settings in the Project Properties Dialog the result will either be a text window with the diff result in a unix-like format (like the history result shown on the right) or the dialog of the external diff tool chosen in the Project Properties.If the file does not belong to the CM repository, you'll get a "Status problem" message shown on the right with a hint, that the file is not under CM control. |
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StatusCheck the status of the current file. Possible states are:
HistoryExecute a CM history command for the current file (menu item shows the name). The result will be a text window with the history result (shown on the right).If a file does not belong to the CM repository, you'll get a message like "Status problem" shown on the right with a hint, that the file is not yet under CM control. |
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