Updating a Workspace

When you update a project or stream your local files are refreshed to match the files that have changed in the repository. If you modified a file locally and newer revisions exist in the repository, an error message will appear notifying you of the conflicts and suggesting that you use the synchronize view to merge the differences.

You can update your Eclipse workspace without delivering changes to the repository.

To update a project:

In Package Explorer right-click the project and select Team | Update.

To update a stream:

1. In Package Explorer right-click the stream and select Team | Update. The Update Stream wizard appears. The Update changes from this stream box displays the stream ID that will be the source for this update.

2. All the Eclipse IDE projects currently in your workspace are listed. These are the projects that will be updated. To change the scope of the update do the following:

1. Click Select.

2. Select a projects group from your workspace.

3. Click Next.

4. Select the workspace projects that you want to update.

5. Click Finish.

3. To interactively (manually) verify the update results before applying them to the work area, select Perform an interactive update.

4. (Optional) Click Advanced.

5. Select these options where applicable:

• Apply the repository date and time to the files.

• (Typically used when shelving a stream) To reset all changes in the work area and synchronize with the repository select Reset the work area to the latest repository content. You can also delete locally added files, such as artifacts added by a local build process.

• Automatically merge files whose content does not conflict.

• Show a summary of the results of the operation (only available for non-interactive updates).

• Enable logging. Enter the folder path where the log file will be saved or click Browse and select a folder.

Click Next.

6. Select a version of the source stream.

7. To run the update click Finish. The results of the update are displayed. Use the Dimensions Stream Update view to compare revisions, resolve conflicts, and synchronize with the repository.