Working with a Project Under SCCS Control

Once a project is under SCCS control, you can use Versioning to perform SCCS functions. This section provides a scenario of basic SCCS tasks and how they might be applied on a project. These steps are simplified to give an overview of the process. The remaining sections of this chapter cover in-depth instructions on performing tasks.

This is representative of a hypothetical session. The steps will vary according to project needs and the tasks required to fulfill them.

1. Start Versioning and select the working directory.

2. Choose Commands > Check Out or Commands > Check Out and Edit to check out a file.

3. Choose File > File History to display the history graph of the file.

4. Select two deltas from the graph in the History window and choose View > Diff in Merging Window or View > Diff in Text Window to inspect the differences.

5. Make changes to the file.

6. Add necessary comments.

7. Choose Commands > Check in to check the file in.

These steps can be repeated and varied as required by the needs of your project. The following sections of this chapter provide in-depth information on how to perform these, and other, SCCS functions with Versioning.