This view provides a hierarchical view of the resources in the workbench.
Here is what the Navigator view looks like:
This command displays the hierarchy that was displayed immediately prior to the current display. For example, if you Go Into a resource, then the Back command in the resulting display returns the view to the same hierarchy from which you activated the Go Into command. The hover help for this button tells you where it will take you. This command is similar to the Back button in a web browser.
This command displays the hierarchy that was displayed immediately after the current display. For example, if you've just selected the Back command, then selecting the Forward command in the resulting display returns the view to the same hierarchy from which you activated the Back command. The hover help for this button tells you where it will take you. This command is similar to the Forward button in a web browser.
This command displays the hierarchy of the parent of the current highest-level resource. The hover help for this button tells you where it will take you.
This command sorts the resources in the Navigator view according to the selected schema:
This command allows you to select filters to apply to the view so that you can show or hide various resources as needed. File types selected in the list will not be shown in the Navigator. Here is what the file filters dialog looks like:
This command allows you to create a new resource in the workbench. Select the type of resource to create from the submenu.
This command displays a new hierarchy in the Navigator view, with the children of the selected resource as its contents. For example if you Go Into a project, the Navigator will be refocused on the immediate files and folders of the project.
This command opens the selected resource. If the resource is a file that is associated with an editor, then the workbench launches the associated internal, external, or ActiveX editor and opens the file in that editor.
This command allows you to open an editor other than the default editor for the selected resource. Specify the editor with which to open the resource by selecting an editor from the submenu.
This command copies the selected resource to another location. A dialog will appear, prompting for the destination location for the copy of the resource.
This command moves the selected resource to another location. A dialog will appear, prompting for the destination location to which the resource will be moved.
This command allows you to specify a new name for the selected resource.
This command deletes the selected resource from the workbench.
This command adds a bookmark that is associated with the selected resource (but not to a specific location within the resource).
This command opens the selected resource in the default editor.
This command refreshes the Workbench's view of the selected resource and its children. This is used for example when for an existing project you externally create a new file in the file system and wish the file to appear in the Navigator view.
Menu items in the Team submenu are related to version control management.
This command computes the differences between the selected workbench resource and the corresponding resource in the project's stream, displaying the results in a Synchronize view. From this view the differences may be resolved.
This command allows you to view the version history of the selected resource.
This command allows you to merge the resources of two versions of a project in the workbench.
This command allows you to version the selected project, creating an immutable copy of it in the repository. The resulting Version Selected Resources dialog allows you to specify an alphanumeric version label for the resources. Unreleased resources cannot be versioned in this manner; they will not be included in a project versioned using this command.
Note: Only projects can be explicitly versioned. The act of releasing a file implicitly versions it.
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Commands on the Compare With submenu allow you to do one of the following types of compares:
Type of Compare |
Description |
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Each Other |
Compare two or three selected resources to each other. |
Stream Contents |
Compare the selected resource with the version released in the stream |
Version |
Compare the selected resource to a resource that has been versioned in a stream |
Base Version |
Compare the selected resource to the base version in the workbench |
Local History |
Compare the selected resource with a previous state in the local history |
After you select the type of compare you want to do, you will either see a compare editor or a compare dialog. In the compare editor, you can browse and copy various changes between the compared resources. In the compare dialog, you can only browse through the changes.
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Commands on the Replace With submenu allow you to replace the selected resource with another version or state.
Type of Replace |
Description |
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Stream Resource |
Replace the selected resource with the version released in the stream |
Version |
Replace the selected resource with a version in the repository |
Base Version |
Replace the selected resource with the base version from the repository |
Local History |
Replace the selected resource with a previously-saved copy from the local history |
This command displays the properties of the selected resource. The kinds of properties that are displayed depend on what type of resource is selected. Resource properties may include (but are not limited to):