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HCL VersionVault Remote Client - base VersionVault tutorial
This tutorial explains how to set up your base VersionVault environment in the HCL VersionVault Explorer so that you can start working with resources in a repository (a VersionVault VOB).
Working with resources in a repository
This section of the tutorial describes how to add resources to source control, modify resources, and use the HCL VersionVault Explorer to perform other operations on resources.
Comparing a version with its predecessor
You can compare a version with its immediate predecessor to find the differences.

Tutorials
Complete tutorials with specific learning objectives for the product.
- HCL VersionVault tutorial
  Welcome to the HCL VersionVault tutorial. This tutorial shows you how to start working with HCL VersionVault.
- HCL VersionVault Remote Client - base VersionVault tutorial
  This tutorial explains how to set up your base VersionVault environment in the HCL VersionVault Explorer so that you can start working with resources in a repository (a VersionVault VOB).
  - Introduction
    This tutorial helps you learn the basic skills needed to use the HCL VersionVault Explorer.
  - Getting started with base VersionVault
    Base VersionVault is a collection of tools that developers can use to work in parallel on a shared set of files, and project managers can use to define policies that govern how developers work together.
  - Working with resources in a repository
    This section of the tutorial describes how to add resources to source control, modify resources, and use the HCL VersionVault Explorer to perform other operations on resources.
    - Loading resources into a VersionVault view
      To access resources, you must load them into your VersionVault view.
    - Eclipse: Sharing a project
      You must move your Eclipse project into your VersionVault view (share it) before you can add it to source control.
    - Eclipse: Adding a project to source control
      You add resources to source control so that you can track changes and share your work with others.
    - Creating resources and adding them to source control
      You add resources to source control so that you can track changes and share your work.
    - Modifying a resource
      To modify a resource, you check it out from source control.
    - Finding checked-out resources
      You can use the VersionVault search function to find checked-out files and directories.
    - Canceling a checkout
      If you decide not to keep your changes, you can cancel a checkout.
    - Committing modifications to the repository
      To commit your changes to the repository, you check in your files and directories.
    - Comparing a version with its predecessor
      You can compare a version with its immediate predecessor to find the differences.
- HCL VersionVault Explorer - UCM tutorial
  This tutorial describes HCL VersionVault Explorer Change Management for the HCL VersionVault Explorer.

Comparing a version with its predecessor

You can compare a version with its immediate predecessor to find the differences.

About this task

You may need to compare versions of a file or directory when you need to reconcile conflicting changes made by members of a team.

To compare a file version with its predecessor:

Procedure

Connect to the VersionVault server, if you are not connected already.

Expand the My Views node in the VersionVault Navigator, right-click on the view called yourname_tut_view and click Connect. In the WAN dialog box, fill in the connection details, and click OK.
Note: You can also select the view and click the (Connect to VersionVault Server) button in the toolbar or you can select Connect from the VersionVault menu. In addition, if you are not connected to a VersionVault server and you perform an action that requires such a connection, the WAN dialog box appears automatically.
In the VersionVault Navigator, navigate to the docs directory under the yourname_tutorial directory.
In the VersionVault Details view, right-click readme.txt and click Compare with Predecessor.
Click the Compare with Predecessor button in the toolbar.

Note: You can also select the file and click the (Comapare with Predecessor) button in the toolbar or you can select Actions -> Compare with Predecessor from the VersionVault menu.

Results

The Diff Merge window displays the version selected by your view and the predecessor version. Each difference is indicated by an icon at the left of the pane. You can use the navigation buttons in the toolbar to move between differences.

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