Editing elements under CVS

You can use CVS to track changes that happen to the content and relationships of method and process elements. You can use CVS to track who changed what, when, and why.

These steps apply to elements such as roles, tasks, work products, guidance, categories, configurations, capability patterns, and delivery processes.
  1. Make sure that you are using the Authoring perspective. authoring perspective button
  2. Use the tree browser to choose the element that you want to edit.
  3. Double-click the element to open it in the editor window.
  4. In the Send an Edit Notification to CVS window, click Yes to lock the needed files. If a file is currently being edited by another user, a window opens with the option to continue or not. To avoid needing to merge the files later, clickNo and stop editing that element.
  5. In the Editor window, edit the element content. An asterisk (*) is next to the element's name at the top of the editor window while it is being edited. This indicates that the version cached in memory is out-of-synch with the local file system.
  6. Click File > Save. The copy in the local file system is updated and the asterisk (*) is cleared.
  7. Switch to the Team Synchronizing perspective. team synchronizing perspective button
  8. Ensure that the element that you edited in Step 5 is listed with other dependent files.
  9. Select the top-level folder for your project and click Commit.