Show History
This command displays the history of a file under source control, and allows you to view, see detailed history info, difference, or retrieve previous versions of a file.
To show the history of a file:
1. | Click on the file in the Model Tree window. |
2. | Select the menu options Project | Source control | Show history. |
A dialog box prompting for more information opens.
3. | Select the appropriate entries and confirm with OK. |
This dialog box is provides various way of comparing and getting specific versions of the file in question. Double clicking an entry in the list opens the History Details dialog box for that file.
Close
Closes this dialog box.
View
Opens a further dialog box in which you can select the type of viewer you want to see the file with.
Details
Opens a dialog box in which you can see the properties of the currently active file.
Get
Allows you to retrieve one of the previous versions of the file in the version list, and place it into the working directory.
Check Out
Allows you to check out the latest version of the file.
Diff
Opens the Difference options dialog box, which allows you to define the difference options when viewing the differences between two file versions.
Use CTRL+Click to mark two file versions in this window, then click Diff to view the differences between them.
Pin
Pins or unpins a version of the file, allowing you to define the specific file version to use when differencing two files.
Rollback
Rolls back to the selected version of the file.
Report
Generates a history report which you can send to the printer, file, or clipboard.
Help
Opens the online help of the source control provider plugin.