<TITLE>Creating and Editing Branch Specs</TITLE>
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<P> <b>To create a new branch spec:</b> 
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<li>Select the <b>Branches</b> tab.
<li>Click the <b>Create branch spec</b> link at the top of the page.
<li>Edit the fields as described <a href="editbranch?help#branchdesc">below</a>.
<li>When you are finished, click the <b>Save</b> button.
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<P> <b>To edit a branch spec:</b> 
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<li>Select the <b>Branches</b> tab.
<li>Click on the name of the branch that you want to edit.
  <li>Select <b>Edit branch spec...</b> from the <b>Action</b> menu. 
  <li>Edit the branch spec as desired, using the field descriptions <a href="editbranch?help#branchdesc">below</a>.
<li>When you have finished editing the branch spec, click the <b>Save</b> button.
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<P><A NAME=branchdesc><B>Branch spec field descriptions</B></A> <br>
  The branch spec consists of the following fields: 
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    <td width="12%"><b>Field</b></td>
    <td width="88%"><b>Description</b></td>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Branch</b></td>
    <td width="88%">The unique name of this branch spec. This cannot be edited. 
    </td>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Update</b></td>
    <td width="88%">Date that this branch spec was last changed. This field cannot 
      be edited</td>
  </tr>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Access</b></td>
    <td width="88%">Shows when this branch spec was last accessed. This field 
      cannot be edited. </td>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Owner</b></td>
    <td width="88%">The user who owns this branch spec. By default, this is the 
      user who created the branch. </td>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Description</b></td>
    <td width="88%">Optional information that can be used to describe this branch 
      spec's purpose. </td>
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    <td width="12%"><b>Options</b></td>
    <td width="88%">
      <ul>
        <li><b>Only allow owner to change branch spec <i>(locked)</i></b> <br>
          Can either be locked or unlocked. If the checkbox is selected, the branch 
          spec is locked, and only the owner (as specified in the <b>Owner</b> 
          field) can modify the branch spec. The branch spec cannot be deleted 
          until it is unlocked. 
        <li><b>Use indirect integration history to find base <i>(indirect)</i> 
          </b> <br>
          Usually, you cannot integrate changes if there is no prior history between 
          the source and target (since there is no way to identify the base for 
          the merges). Selecting this option searches for indirect history through 
          intermediate files. If there is still no history, the last revision 
          of source file that was opened for add is used as the base (this is 
          almost always the first revision of source file). 
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    <td width="12%"><b>View</b></td>
    <td width="88%">A set of mappings from one set of files in the depot (the 
      source files) to another set of files in the depot (the target files). The 
      view maps from one location in the depot to another. 
      <p> For example, the branch view: 
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        <tr> 
          <td><kbd>//depot/main/... //depot/r2.1/...</kbd></td>
        </tr>
      </table>
      <p> maps all the files under <tt>//depot/main</tt> to <tt>//depot/r2.1 </tt>
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