Working Environment : Configuration Management : Working with the Databank

Working with the Databank

To work with the databank:

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Open the Configuration menu, by doing one of the following:
Select the Configuration option.
From the DataBank tab, right-click to display a menu allowing you to perform any of these tasks:

Check Out - copy the selected chart or file into your workarea from the databank. See Checking Out Databank Items for more information.

Check Out With Descendants - copy the chart, along with all its descendants, into your workarea from the databank.

Lock - Set a lock on the file in the databank and change the mode of the item in the workarea to update. See Locking Databank Items for more information.

Release Lock - Release the lock on the file in the databank and change the mode of the item in the workarea to read-only.

Delete - delete files and charts (that you own) from the databank.

Purge - delete older versions of files and charts (that you own) back to and including the version specified in the Databank Browser preferences.

Note:
Always use Purge to delete versions of configuration items. Do not use operating system commands for this purpose.

Create Configuration - create a new configuration. Selecting this option opens the Create Configuration dialog box. See Creating a New Configuration for more information.

Execute Configuration - Check out from the databank all files specified in the selected configuration file.

Export - Exports files and charts to another directory.

Properties - Enables you to see the databank properties for the selected elements.

Properties in New Window - The same as Properties, except that it opens in a new window if multiple windows are open.

View Selected Version Changes - Enables you to view any check-in or check-out comments for the selected version.

View All Changes - Enables you to view all check-in and check-out comments for the selected version.