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Product version: 8.6.1 Publication date: August 2018 Table of Contents Part 1 Getting Started with Version Manager . 9 Chapter 1 Version Manager Basics. 11 Why Use Version Manager? . 12 Cross-Platform Development . 12 Supports Project-Oriented Version Control . 12 Version Manager Terminology . 12 Project Terminology. 13 Project Configuration Terminology. 13 Version Manager Concepts . 13 Project Database . 13 Projects and Subprojects . 14 Workfile . 14 Versioned File . 14 Archive . 14 Revision . 14 Workspace . 14 User . 14 Administrator . 15 Version Label . 15 Default Version . 15 Promotion Group . 15 Promotion Model . 15 Branch . 15 Baselining . 15 Event Triggers . 16 Access Control Database . 16 Access List . 16 Configuration Options . 16 Configuration Files. 16 Version Manager Tasks. 16 Categorizing User vs. Administrator Tasks . 17 Basic Workflow . 18 Workflow Tasks. 18 Advanced Tasks . 19 Using Online Help . 20 Accessing Help . 20 Using the User Scenarios . 21 Scenario Background Information . 21 User's Guide 1 Table of Contents Part 2 Using the Version Manager Desktop Client . 23 Chapter 2 Common Project Database, Project, and Versioned File Tasks 25 Selecting Items . 26 Selecting Multiple Projects and Folders. 26 Expanding and Collapsing Items . 28 Renaming Items . 28 Copying Items . 29 Copying Versioned Files . 29 Copying Projects . 30 Copying Project Databases . 36 Copying 5.3/6.0 Folders . 41 Copying 5.3/6.0 Projects . 44 Copying 5.3/6.0 Project Roots . 50 Moving Items . 55 Moving Items Using the Menu Bar . 56 Moving Items Using Drag and Drop . 56 Deleting Items. 56 Restoring Versioned Files . 57 About Cleaning Up Unwanted Archive Files . 57 Filtering Your View . 58 Viewing Files Recursively . 59 Filtering by Locker. 59 Filtering by Wildcard Filename . 60 Filtering by Version Label . 62 Filtering by Promotion Group . 64 Filtering by Comparing Two Version Labels. 65 Filtering by Comparing Two Promotion Groups . 66 Filtering by Comparing a Version Label and a Promotion Group. 68 Viewing All Versioned Files (No Filter) . 70 Summary of regular-expression constructs. 71 Reviewing Properties . 72 Chapter 3 Working with Project Databases . 75 About Project Databases. 76 About the New Project Database . 76 Opening Project Databases . 76 Logging In to Project Databases . 79 Closing Project Databases. 79 Scenario: Opening and Logging In to an Existing Project Database . 80 Chapter 4 Working with Version Manager 5.3/6.0 Project Roots . 83 About 5.3/6.0 Project Roots . 84 Opening 5.3/6.0 Project Roots. 84 Copying 5.3/6.0 Project Roots . 86 Closing 5.3/6.0 Project Roots . 86 2 PVCS Version Manager Table of Contents Scenario: Opening 5.3/6.0 Project Roots in Version Manager . 86 Chapter 5 Adding Workfiles . 89 About Adding Workfiles . 90 Adding Workfiles to Project Databases/Projects. 90 Adding Workfiles to 5.3/6.0 Projects . 93 Importing Archives. 97 Importing Archives into Project Databases, Projects, and Subprojects . 98 Importing Archives into 5.3/6.0 Projects . 99 Scenario: Creating Projects that Mimic the Existing Workfile Structure . 101 Chapter 6 Working with Projects. 103 About Projects . 104 Creating Projects . ..
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