4 Set Up and Use the Multiuser Development Environment

This chapter explains how to set up and use the multiuser development environment, including defining projects, setting up the multiuser development directory, checking out and publishing changes to projects, and merging metadata.

Multiuser development (MUD) provides a mechanism for concurrent development on overlapping code bases. The MUD environment manages subsets of metadata, in addition to multiple users, by providing a built-in versioning system for repository development.

See also the following resources:

• Manage the Repository Lifecycle in a Multiuser Development Environment

• Use a Source Control Management System for Repository Development

This chapter contains the following topics:

• About the Multiuser Development Environment

• Set Up Projects

• Set Up the Multiuser Development Directory

• Make Changes in a Multiuser Development Environment

• Publish Changes to Multiuser Development Repositories

• Branch in Multiuser Development

• View and Delete History for Multiuser Development

• Set Multiuser Development Options