To view the results of the synchronization and to merge changes, you use the DRM
Synchronization perspective.
The DRM Synchronization perspective has three main areas.
DRM Synchronization area
The DRM Synchronization area has two sections: The Synchronization section
lists the product or library name as well as the source and target versions. The
Synchronization Tree lists the results of the
synchronization, as shown below:
Results are displayed in the following folders:
The Changes in source folder lists
the objects that were added in the source version as well as objects that were
modified and for which the changes can be applied automatically by IXIASOFT CCMS. When a user approves the changes for the objects, the
CCMS makes the changes to the target version
and removes the objects from the Changes in
source folder.
The Conflict folder lists the
objects for which there are changes that cannot be merged automatically.
Users must open each object in a compare editor and manually accept or
reject the changes. The user then marks the object as merged, and the
CCMS removes the object from
the Conflict folder and moves it to
the Merged folder.
The Merged folder lists the objects
that were reviewed and merged by the user but that haven't been released
yet. To finalize the process, the user releases them to the Content Store
and moves the objects to the Released
folder.
The Synchronization tree can also display the following folders (not shown in the
sample dialog above):
Note: By default, the following folders are hidden. To display
them, click the folder icon at the top of the Synchronization Tree and select
the folders that you want to display.
The Changes in target folder lists
the objects that were added in the target version as well as objects that
were modified in the target version but not in the source version. Users can
revert a modified object to its source version. When a user reverts an
object to its source revision, the CCMS removes the object from the Changes in target folder.
Note: Objects that were added in the target version cannot be
added to the source version using the Synchronize tree.
The Released folder lists the
objects that were merged and released.
The No Change folder contains:
Objects that were branched in the target version but that have not
been modified in the source version or target version.
Objects that were merged in a previous synchronization and that have
not been modified since.
The Reused folder lists the objects that are reused
in the source and target versions.
Information view
The Information view provides information about the selected object, including the versions in
which the objects is used in the Release Management section. If an object is used in
multiple versions, its primary version is provided in bold.
Graph Clone Tree
The Graph Clone Tree shows how an object was cloned and modified. This can be useful to see
the clone history of the object as well as the relationship between its revisions.
For example, the following diagram shows that the 4.1.1 map was cloned in 4.1.2 and
4.1.3, and that is was modified in 4.1.1:
