Connecting a project to the archive

You have to connect a project to the archive only once for the life of the project.

About this task

In batch mode, you must tell IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® which configuration management tool you are using by setting the CMTool property. In Microsoft Common Source Code Control (SCC) mode, you need to set a different property because the CMTool property is ignored. For more information, see Enabling a SCC-compliant configuration management tool.

Procedure

  1. Open the Configuration Items window. Choose File > Configuration Items.
  2. Click the Connect to Archive button Connect to archive button. Note that in batch mode, the Connect to Archive window opens. When you use the Browse button, if the archive is represented as a directory (as in RCS) rather than a file, you must select a file within this directory and edit the path in the window. Alternatively, type the entire path in the text field.
  3. Once you have set the archive, click OK.

Results

The configuration management tool connects your working project to the archive. If successful, the Output window displays a confirmation message.

Note: Setting the archive might involve additional activities, depending on how your configuration management tool has been set up. A Connect operation also triggers actions that is to be executed before any other configuration management operation.

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