When you add a new file to your
Visual Studio project, it is not automatically placed under version control. Use the
Add Files command to add files into
StarTeam. This process also logs the comment you type for the addition, as well as setting some version control properties, such as
lock status and revision label.
Tip: You can also right click on the root project node in the
Solution Explorer, and choose
to add any new (or modified) source items in the
Visual Studio project to
StarTeam in a single operation.
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Select the file or files in the solution explorer that you wish to add to the project. A Not In View icon displays to the
left of the filename indicating that the file is not in the current view.
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Right-click on the filename in the
Solution Explorer and choose
.
This opens the
Add Files dialog box.
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Click the
File List tab and complete the following optional fields:
- Type a description for the file in the
Summary Comment field. Depending upon whether the
StarTeam project requires you to type a comment, this step may be optional for you.
- Choose an item shortcut or active process item from the list at the far right of the dialog box and associate it with one
or many of the files that you are adding to
StarTeam. Items available from the list include shortcuts to change requests, requirements, and tasks and the active process item.
- Uncheck any check boxes as desired from the
File List at the bottom of the dialog box.
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Click the
Options tab at the bottom of the dialog box to specify any of the following optional settings:
- Select an appropriate lock status for the files. The lock status lets other team members know whether or not you are working
on the files.
- Check
Link And Pin Process Item to link the new files to process items. This is required if process rules are enforced.
- Check
Mark Selected Process Item As Fixed/Finished/Complete if work on the active process item is finalized.
- Select a
Revision Label from the list, or create a new revision label by typing the label name. Existing labels are listed in the reverse chronological
order, based on the time at which they were created.
Note: Click
Advanced on the
Options tab to perform an EOL conversion (based on the EOL settings in the
Personal Options dialog box) or to select a file encoding.
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Click
OK.
The project source files are checked into the
StarTeam repository. The status of the
StarTeam operation displays in the
Output window. When you add new files to the project, the status for these files changes from
Not In View to
Current, unless you check
Delete Working Files during check in. In that case, their status is changed to
Missing.