Using the File Annotation Pane

  1. Choose Tools > File Annotation . The File Annotation pane opens. It will be enabled for every view window opened in the current session.
  2. Select a text file from the File tab to view the tip revision’s complete annotation information, or from the History tab to view changes made to a specific revision of the file.
    Note: Annotation information can also be viewed from the Link tab if the item is a text file.

Like the File Compare tool, the File Annotation tool displays the contents of the selected file in an embedded pane at the bottom of the main window. If you resize the pane, the client will automatically display the split pane bars in the same position in every open view window.

Line by line, annotation information shown in this initial view of the file includes:

  • The name of the user who made each change.
  • A link to each process item linked to the revision.
  • The dot notation of the file revision in which each change was made, which is linked to a view of the actual changes that were made to the content in that revision.
  • AnSTARTEAM-EDF16161-FILEANNOTATIONINFORMATIONICON-low.jpg Info icon that provides more details about the file revision and linked process items, such as the modified time or any comments.