Auditing a Dimensions Project/Stream

Purpose

Follow this procedure to produce an audit report for the build areas associated with a Dimensions project/stream. The report compares the files in the Dimensions repository with those in the build areas that you select. You can also repair the build area so that it contains all the item revisions from the project/stream that are at the stage you selected.

PRIVILEGES  Audit a Project/Stream

To audit a build project/stream:

  1. In the desktop client open the project/stream that you want to audit.

  2. Do one of the following:

  3. The Audit Project dialog opens.

  4. From the Stage list choose a stage to be audited.

  5. From Area list choose a build area to be audited. To audit all the build areas associated with the stage choose <All areas>.

  6. From the Filter list choose a filter to determine which items will be included in the audit. Select <Default> to use the default filter for the selected area.

  7. CAUTION!  Audit and area filters can easily be confused. For information see Correct Use of Area and Audit Filters in the Area Definitions chapter in the Process Configuration Guide.

  8. To repair the build area so that it contains all the item revisions from the project/stream that are at the stage you specified, select the Attempt to fix any inconsistencies found in the area check box.

  9. For Report File type the path and filename of the file to contain the report, or click the Browse button and select the file. If you do not select a file the report is displayed in a new window and is not saved.

  10. To run the audit click OK.

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