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Create Archive Options (Web)
Options
Description
Archive Description
Description of the member.
Change Package
Change package that the operation is recorded in. This option only displays if your administrator has enabled the use of change packages.
Author
Your user name. The user name specified in the Add Members command configuration displays by default.
Revision Number
Revision number for the member. The default revision number is 1.1.
Data Type
File data type. The archive is stored in the specified format. The available options are:
• Auto means the file data type is determined automatically by PTC RV&S.
• Text is the file format expected by text file editors.
• Binary is a file data type containing unprintable characters or lines too long to be handled by text editors.
On Existing Archive
Options that apply in the event that PTC RV&S finds an existing in project archive for the member you propose to add:
• Query User asks you for confirmation on the action to be taken.
• Share Archive uses the existing in project archive for the new member.
• Create New Archive creates a new in project archive for the new member.
• Cancel cancels the operation.
When both an in project and an out of tree archive exist for the member you propose to add, the options available to you depend on whether the last member dropped was in project or out of project as follows:
• When the last member dropped was in project, you are prompted to:
◦ Share Archive to use the existing in project archive for the new member.
◦ Create New Archive to create a new in project archive for the new member.
◦ Cancel to cancel the operation.
• When the last member dropped was out of tree, you are prompted to:
◦ Share Archive to use the existing out of tree archive for the new member.
◦ Create New Archive to search for an existing in project archive for the new member. If an existing in project archive is found, you are prompted to choose from the following options:
▪ Share Archive to use the existing in project archive for the new member.
▪ Create New Archive to create a new in project archive for the new member.
▪ Cancel to cancel the operation.
▪ If an existing in project archive is not found, an in project archive is created for the new member.
◦ Cancel cancels the operation.
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If you are replacing a text file with a symbolic link file of the same name, do not share the archive. PTC RV&S bases shared member archives on the last dropped member. When you create new archives, PTC RV&S always creates in project archives, and PTC RV&S automatically generates a new archive name and leaves the old archive unmodified.
On Existing Out Of Tree Archive
Options that apply in the event that PTC RV&S finds an existing out of tree archive for the member you propose to add:
• Query User asks you for confirmation on the action to be taken.
• Share Archive uses the existing out of tree archive for the new member.
• Create New Archive creates a new in project archive for the new member.
• Cancel cancels the operation.
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If you are replacing a text file with a symbolic link file of the same name, do not share the archive. The same options are available and the same logic is applied when both an in project and an out of tree archive exist for the new member. See the last member dropped details described above in On Existing Archive for more information.
Close Change Package
In the field for Close Change Package, select one of the following options:
• Yes closes the associated change package.
• No keeps the associated change package open.
• Confirm asks you for confirmation on the action to be taken.
This option only displays if your administrator has enabled the use of change packages.
Lock Revision
Locks the revision using the lock type specified in your locks policy. For information on the locks policy, contact your administrator.
Unexpand Keywords
To replace literal values in the revision with keywords, select Unexpand Keywords.
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