Promote preview

You can preview the files that are being promoted and access various commands. You can quickly view file status and files that will be promoted, files that will not be promoted, and files with conflicts. The commands you can access depend on the file’s status and security permissions.

  1. Click Preview on the Promote Branch or Promote File(s) dialog box.
  2. The Promote Preview dialog box opens.

  3. Select a file and click Differences to compare the From and To branch file versions. See Diffing files for details.
  4. Select a file and click History to view the file history. See Viewing file history for details.
  5. Select a file and click Properties to view the file properties. See Viewing file properties for details.
  6. Select a file and click Promote File to promote the file. See Promoting files for details.
  7. You can view files that were promoted or were not promoted, and files with conflicts. You can also access commands to resolve file conflicts and successfully promote files.

  8. Select a file and click Merge Locally to manually merge the files. See Merging files for details.
  9. Select a file and click Remove Parent to remove the file from the parent branch. See Removing files for details.
  10. If you are promoting a file that was removed from the child branch, files cannot be merged because Surround SCM cannot determine if you also want to remove the file from the parent branch.

  11. Select a file and click Force Promotion to promote the file, overwriting any changes in the parent branch.
  12. You are prompted to confirm the promotion. Click Yes.

  13. Click Promote All to promote all files.
  14. Changes are merged into the parent branch. The Promote Status dialog box opens. You can easily view files that were promoted, files that were not promoted, and files with conflicts. You can also access commands to resolve file conflicts and successfully promote files.

    Tip: Click Save All to save the list of files or click Print to print the list of files.
  15. Click Close to close the Promote Preview dialog box.