Starting Project Merge Tool to Compare Folders

Purpose

Compare folders to view differences between two baselines, projects, or folders/directories.

To start the Project Merge Tool from the Dimensions CM desktop client:

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. On the Ancestor tab of the Project Compare dialog box, from the Object Type list, select Baseline, File Based, or Project.

  3. To specify the ancestor, do one of the following:

  4. To specify the derivative, click the Derivative tab, and do one of the following:

  5. Click OK.

To start the Project Merge Tool from the Windows command line:

  1. Start the Dimensions CM desktop client or SCC (Source Code Control).

  2. Select Start | Run.

  3. In the Run dialog box, type one of the following:

  4. where:

    ancestor_dir is the name of the ancestor folder.

    derivative_dir is the name of the derivative folder.

    where file is the name of the configuration file.

    In the Select Directories dialog box, type the directories you want to compare, or click Browse to find the directories. The first folder is the ancestor and the second folder is the derivative. You can only add one derivative folder.

  5. Click OK.

The Project Merge Tool starts and you can compare the folders.

Related Topics

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Starting the Project Merge Tool to Merge folders

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Project Compare Dialog Box