Synchronizing an exported partition updates your database with the changes that have been made to the data that you exported.
Before you begin
Log in to Rational® DOORS® as a project manager, database manager, or custom user who has the power to partition data.
About this task
Synchronizing an exported partition updates your database with changes that are included in a synch file. It does not remove read-only locks from your data, and further updates can be received and synchronized.
You cannot synchronize an exported partition if either the project or any of the modules in the partition are open.
Note: In the database explorer, the folder or project that is selected in the left pane is open and has an open folder icon

or an open project icon

. Its parent folder or project is also open, and so are all the folders and projects above it in the database tree, although they do not have open folder or open project icons.
When a module is open, all the folders and projects above it in the database tree are also open.
Procedure
- In the database explorer, select the project whose data you want to synchronize, and then click . You must have modify and create access to the project.
- Click the Exported Partitions tab.
- Select the partition that you want to synchronize, and then click Synchronize. You must have admin and delete access to all the modules in the partition.
- Browse to the synch file that contains the updates that you want to synchronize, and click OK.