A change set is a collection of files or folders that are
applied to a flow target. Change sets are visible in the Pending
Changes view.
Starting a new change set
You can create
a new, empty change set in anticipation of adding changes to it.
Delivering change sets
You must deliver the change sets to make them available
to the rest of the team.
Accepting incoming change sets
Incoming change sets are the changes delivered by your
team members to the current flow target of your repository workspace.
The incoming change sets are displayed in the Incoming folder
of the Pending Changes tool window.
Suspending change sets
If there is a change set that you want to remove from your
repository workspace but still want to preserve it in the repository,
you need to suspend it. You can restore it whenever you want to resume
your work.
Resuming change sets
You suspend a change set if it does not has to go with
the current milestone; but you might want it for next milestone. To
revert the suspended change sets, resume it.
Discarding change sets
If you think that the change set is invalid or could cause
problem to the project code, you can discard it. You can discard either
a outgoing change set or an accepted change set.
Completing change sets
After you make all the changes to the change set, you can
mark it complete. A change set marked complete is no longer active.
You can neither add new changes to it nor you can remove any changes
from it.
Reversing change sets
Reversing a change set removes the changes captured in
a change set. The reverse operation on a change set creates a patch.
When you merge the patch into your workspace, the changes made to
the selected change set are removed and a new change set is created.
You can now deliver this change set to reverse the changes in the
workspace flow target.
Associating a work item with a change set
If you associate a work item with a change
set, you can use the work item as a central place for you and your
team to verify changes made to change sets during the lifecycle of
the work item.
Viewing change sets associated with a work item
A work item is not only a task assigned to a team member;
but it is a placeholder for all its associated change sets. Viewing
all the change sets associated with a work item helps you to understand
the changes that happened throughout the lifecycle of the work item.
Delivering change sets
You must deliver the change sets to make them available
to the rest of the team.
Accepting incoming change sets
Incoming change sets are the changes delivered by your
team members to the current flow target of your repository workspace.
The incoming change sets are displayed in the Incoming folder
of the Pending Changes tool window.
Suspending change sets
If there is a change set that you want to remove from your
repository workspace but still want to preserve it in the repository,
you need to suspend it. You can restore it whenever you want to resume
your work.
Resuming change sets
You suspend a change set if it does not has to go with
the current milestone; but you might want it for next milestone. To
revert the suspended change sets, resume it.
Discarding change sets
If you think that the change set is invalid or could cause
problem to the project code, you can discard it. You can discard either
a outgoing change set or an accepted change set.
Completing change sets
After you make all the changes to the change set, you can
mark it complete. A change set marked complete is no longer active.
You can neither add new changes to it nor you can remove any changes
from it.
Reversing change sets
Reversing a change set removes the changes captured in
a change set. The reverse operation on a change set creates a patch.
When you merge the patch into your workspace, the changes made to
the selected change set are removed and a new change set is created.
You can now deliver this change set to reverse the changes in the
workspace flow target.
Viewing change sets associated with a work item
A work item is not only a task assigned to a team member;
but it is a placeholder for all its associated change sets. Viewing
all the change sets associated with a work item helps you to understand
the changes that happened throughout the lifecycle of the work item.
Associating a work item with a change set
If you associate a work item with a change
set, you can use the work item as a central place for you and your
team to verify changes made to change sets during the lifecycle of
the work item.