About the menus (UNIX system and Linux)

The following menus are located in the menu bar of the History Browser main window:

File
Edit
View
Tools
Help

File menu

The File menu contains the following commands:

More Events: Displays more event records in the event log if more event records remain to be displayed
Stop Loading Events: Stops the History Browser from scanning for more event records. This command is available only if the History Browser is currently scanning for event records
Exit: Closes the History Browser windows and exits the application

Edit menu

The Edit menu contains the following commands:

Copy: Copies the text of selected event records to the clipboard
Select All: Selects all text in the event log. To select all text in an event record, click anywhere on the line that displays the event record
Find: Opens the Find Event window, which you can use to specify the criteria for searching the event records in the event log
Sort: Opens the Sort window, which you can use to specify criteria for sorting the event records displayed
Filter Events: Opens the Filter Event window, which you can use to view records for events according to branch, user, whether they are checked out, and whether they are minor events

View menu

The View menu contains the following commands:

Show/Hide Toolbar

Shows or hides the toolbar. Set this command (a check mark is displayed next to it) to show the standard toolbar. This toolbar contains icons that provide direct access to History Browser functions. For example, you can refresh the display, select objects for history display, stop or resume the scan for event records, copy text of selected event records to the clipboard, find event records that match certain criteria, sort event records, and access the Help system.

Show/Hide Status Bar

Shows or hides the status bar located at the bottom of the History Browser window. When you set this command (a check mark is displayed next to it), the status bar shows this information:

Current status of the browser or a brief description of certain GUI objects on which you place the cursor
A percentage that indicates the ratio of event records scanned to the total number of event records available according to the current criteria. If the percentage is less than 100, you can click Find > More Events to display more of the available event records.
The total number of event records that meet the current criteria for selection and display.

Options

Opens the Options window. You can use the General page to control the number of event records displayed in the event log at any one time and to control event filter persistence. Use the Display page to control the display of the event fields.

Refresh

Updates the information in the event log. The History Browser scans the event records again according to the currently specified criteria.

Tools menu

You can use the Tools menu to compare selected versions and compare a selected version with its previous version. The menu contains the following commands:

Compare Selected Versions: Available when you select at least two event records for the versions of an element in the event log. Starts the Diff Merge Tool, which lists the versions for comparison. The maximum number of versions you can compare is 32.
Compare with Previous Version: Available when you select an event record for a version of an element in the event log. Starts the Diff Merge Tool, which lists the version of the event record that is selected and its previous version.
Version Tree: Starts the Version Tree Browser and displays the version tree for the element associated with the selected event record in the event log.
Click File > Close Window in the Version Tree Browser to return to the History Browser.
Properties: Starts the Properties Browser and displays the properties for the object associated with the selected event record in the event log. Click OK in the Properties Browser to return to the History Browser.

Help menu

The Help menu provides access to the online documentation and contains the following commands:

Using History Browser: Displays the main Help window for the History Browser and provides access to the topic contents for the History Browser help
Help Topics: Starts the main contents window for the HCL VersionVault help and provides access to online documentation.
About History Browser: Displays version and copyright information for the History Browser.