To branch an individual document from the Document menu
1. Select the root of the document that you want to branch and select > . The Branch window opens.
2. For Select a Destination Project, select the project you want the branched document to be a part of.
3. For As Of, select an option for associating the branch with a specific point in time.
The following table lists the As Of options for branching documents.
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To branch a document As Of...
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Now
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Select Now to branch the current version of the document.
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Revision
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Select Revision. A list of applicable revisions is shown. You can type some text in the Show revisions containing text box to display branches containing specific text.
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Branch
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Select Branch. A list of applicable branches is shown. You can type some text in the Show items containing text box to display branches containing specific text.
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Label
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Select Label. A list of labels associated with the item displays.
Select the label you want to branch the item as of.
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Edit
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Select Edit. A list of user names associated with modifications to the document displays.
Select the user name and details you want to create the branch as of.
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Date
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Select Date. A calendar displays, allowing you to select a date to branch the document as of. The document must have existed at the date and time you select or else you will get an error.
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When branching a document based on a point in the past, subsegments are replaced by a shared item that has an “As Of” hyperlink to the segment root.
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4. Click OK. The Item Details for the branched document displays.
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When you branch a document it creates a copy of an entire document without copying the actual text content, linked images, or attachments. The text content is shared from the original document.
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