Update properties

When you update a project, the project uses a set of properties. The properties are called update properties and they automatically determine which object versions to select and bring into your work area. Update properties are stored with a project grouping, and consist of a baseline plus a list of tasks or folders.

All project groupings have update properties. When you check out a project, the purpose you select and the project release value determine how the project update properties are set up. Alternatively, you can manually set your update properties.

When you perform an update, Rational Synergy updates your project as follows:

  1. Rational Synergy determines which tasks to use. It evaluates each folder listed in the update properties and adds its list of tasks, plus any tasks you specified directly in the update properties.
  2. Rational Synergy calculates a list of object versions by looking at each task in the list that is not already in the baseline. This list of objects, plus the members from the baseline project, becomes the candidate list for your update. Only the object versions in this list are considered as candidates.
  3. Rational Synergy evaluates each candidate using a simple set of rules that compare the candidate properties with the project properties to select the best match.

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