Attributes Section

Each Derivative, Ancestor, and Target section requires an Attributes section. The Attributes section lists all the options and values specific to the provider.

The Attributes section must immediately follow the section to which it applies. For example:

[Ancestor]

provider=wsetprovider10m.dll

[AncestorAttributes]

...

 

[Derivative1]

provider=wsetprovider10m.dll

[Derivative1Attributes]

...

Option

Value

[Section_name]

Section_name must be one of the following:

  • AncestorAttributes

  • TargetAttributes

  • Derivative#Attributes

# is a number from 1 up to the value specified by the NumDerivatives option in the General section.

Required.

Path

For folders the full path to the folder you want to compare or merge. You can use UNC specifications.

For projects or baselines, the relative path within the project or baseline from which to begin the compare or merge operation.

Connection

The database connection string. This is the same information used in the Dimensions Login dialog box.

For baselines or projects only.

Specification

The Dimensions specification of the object to compare or merge:

productID:baselineID

productID:projectID

For baselines or projects only.

The following options are used only in Target sections.

Description

Description of the new project.

For projects only.

IsBranch

Indicates whether the new project is a branch or a trunk.

Use 1 for a branch, use 0 for a trunk.

For projects only.

Valid Branches

List the valid named branches in the new project. Use commas to separate branches.

For projects only.

Related Topics

About Project Merge Configuration Files