Using Change Management from the iFIX WorkSpace
In Classic view, to access Change Management functions in the iFIX WorkSpace environment, in the system tree, use the right-click Manage menu. In Ribbon view, you may access Change Management features in the same way as in Classic view, or you may access project level file operations via the ribbon on the Administration tab, in the Change Management group. The following table provides brief descriptions of the Change Management items. Click an action for more detailed information.
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Allows you to log on to the Change Management Server. This option is only available from the node name folder (the top level folder) in the system tree. If configured for a dialog box, a Change Management Logon dialog box appears. If you are configured to automatically log on, no dialog box appears. |
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Allows you to log off from the Change Management Server. This option is available only from the node name folder (the top level folder) in the system tree. |
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Allows you to add all of your iFIX project files from the selected node to the Change Management Server. This option is available only from the node name folder (the top level folder) in the system tree. |
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Allows you to add a file or folder to the Change Management Server. |
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Allows you to lock a file, folder, or project from the Change Management Server. Another logged in user cannot modify that item or items until you check the item or items back in. Optionally, if the file or folder on your local computer is newer than the one in the Change Management Server, you can leave the local copy of the file or folder and still lock the files on the Change Management Server with the Check In – so that no one else can edit them. To copy files when checking out, clear the "Don't overwrite local file(s) with managed copy" check box in the Check Out dialog. |
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Allows you to copy your local file, folder, or project from your local SCADA to the Change Management Server. After you check the item or items back in, they can be edited by other users. |
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Allows you to view whether the file is checked out from the Change Management Server, and the name of the user currently working on the file. |
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Allows you to leave the files in the Change Management Server without copying your changes to it. The Undo Check Out command releases the files so that other users can work on them. |
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Allows you to permanently remove a file from the Change Management Server. You can optionally remove the file from your local drive, or delete it as well. |
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Allows you to copy the latest version of the selected folder, file, or project from the Change Management Server to your local computer. If a version already exists on your local computer, it is overwritten. The file or files get copied to your local computer with writable attributes. The status file or files on the Change Management remains the same. No Check Out occurs when you get the latest version. If you get the entire project, be aware that you must restart iFIX so that it starts with the SCU and security files you get, which lets you work on the project. |
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Allows you to copy an entire iFIX project from the Change Management Server to your local computer. You cannot copy another project to your local iFIX install path. NOTE: If you later want to run this project in iFIX, you need to update the SCU. Click the How Do I button in the Get Other Project section for more information. This option is available only from the node name folder (the top level folder) in the system tree. |
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Allows you to assign a user defined text string to a specific version of a file, folder, or project in the Change Management Server. |
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Allows you to view the revision history of a file, folder, or project. |
TIP: If a Change Management feature is not available for a selected item in the system tree, the right-click menu or menu option appears disabled. For a list of items in the system tree for which the Manage menu is available, refer to the Summary of Items Managed in the System Tree section.
