PVCS

Serena PVCS is a version control management tool. To use Serena PVCS as an artifact source, select PVCS from the Source Config Type drop-down list box then configure the type-specific fields described here. For information about creating components, see Creating Components.

Serena PVCS Fields table

Field	Description
PCLI Path	Path to the PVCS CLI tool.
Database Path	Path to the PVCS database.
Base Path	Base path of the repository.
Project Path	Path to the project.
Archive Path	The location of the archive relative to the database path.
Includes	The patterns to match files to upload. The wild card ** indicates every directory and the wildcard * indicates every file. For example, the pattern `dist/*/` would retrieve the entire file tree under the `dist` directory.
Excludes	The patterns to exclude files from the upload.
User	Serena PVCS username. For information about user impersonation, see User Impersonation
Password	Password associated with the Serena PVCS username.
Always Use Name Pattern	If this option is selected, the Version Name Pattern specified will always be used. Not selected by default.
Version Name Pattern	An optional template for automatic version names. Use `${version}` to reference the Next Version Number field.
Next Version Number	An integer used for the next version created. The number is automatically incremented for each version created.
Preserve Execute Permissions	To save file execute permissions with the files, select this check box. Not selected by default.