Updating copy-based work areas

A copy-based work area contains a copy of the source for every object in your project. At least two copies of each file always exist: one in the work area and one in the database.
Attention: When you edit a file in a copy-based work area, the corresponding database object is not updated automatically with your changes. You must sync your work area regularly when your are editing and saving files.

Whenever you access a controlled file, Rational® Synergy checks the file to determine whether it has changed. If the object is checked out and you make changes to the file in the work area, the database is automatically updated with the changes the next time the object is accessed. If you are making changes in your work area to a file that is not checked out, you are notified that a conflict exists when you access that file in the work area. Use the Membership Conflicts dialog box to resolve work area conflicts.

All work areas in Windows are copy-based. To make a work area copy-based on UNIX, either use the ccm work_area /cb option, or select the Use Copies option in the Work Area Properties dialog box.

Use copy-based work areas on UNIX if one of the following requirements is met:

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