Creating snapshots

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A snapshot records the current baselines of each component in a repository workspace or stream. You can take a snapshot to create a record of the configuration of a collection of components. Whenever you want, you can return to the previous snapshot configuration.

Procedure

  1. You can create a snapshot from a repository workspace or stream. Navigate to a repository workspace or stream by using the following steps:
    1. Repository workspace: Go to your repository workspace from the Pending Changes view or under My Repository Workspaces in the Team Artifacts view.
    2. Stream: In the Team Artifacts view, go to Project Area > Source Control.
  2. Right-click your repository workspace or stream and click New > Snapshot.
  3. In the New Snapshot dialog box, enter the name of the snapshot.
  4. Optional: To select specific components to be included in the snapshot, click Advanced.
  5. Optional: You can enter the description if required. Select the Create new baselines, even for unchanged components checkbox to create a new baseline for each of the selected components.
  6. Click OK to create the snapshot.
    The baselines are displayed in the Outgoing folder of each component.

What to do next

  • Locate snapshots: To see snapshots of a repository workspace or stream, navigate to any repository workspace or stream and click Show > Snapshots.
  • New repository workspace from snapshot: Create a new repository workspace from the snapshot.
  • New stream from snapshot: Create a new stream from the snapshot.
  • Replace repository workspace contents: Replace an existing repository workspace contents with snapshot.
  • Set owner: Associate a snapshot to a stream or repository workspace.
  • Delete: Delete a snapshot.
  • Compare with: Compare a snapshot with another snapshot or a snapshot from a stream or repository workspace.