Patterns are useful for keeping the many temporary files
created by some IDEs from being controlled in the Rational Synergy
database. When set, the filters will keep uncontrolled files with
the specified patterns from appearing as conflicts after you perform
a Sync Work Area operation.
Procedure
- Start the Options dialog
box by clicking Tools in the main menu and
choosing Options.
- Click the Actions tab,
then click Sync Work Area in the left pane.
- Modify the filter list.
The Database defaults list shows
the files that are ignored. The list is set by the CM Administrator
and shared by all users. You cannot add to or delete from the defaults
list.
You can add to the My additional
patterns list by typing patterns directly in the scroll
box, one pattern per line only. To remove a pattern, highlight it
and delete it.
Additionally, you can use pattern
syntax values to further customize filters. The syntax is like standard
wildcard strings. Thus, * matches 0 or more
characters of any value, ? matches one character
of any value, and \ (Windows®) and / (UNIX®)
separates directories.
For example, a directory
name followed by \* matches all contents of
the directory and its subdirectories. (The wildcard applies at the
end of the string.)
The following examples show
ways to customize filters by using patterns:
- Filter the tempfiles subdirectory
in the myproj-me project:
C:\ccm_wa\mydb\myproj-me\myproj\tempfiles\*
- Filter the tempfiles subdirectory
in any project:
tempfiles\*
- Filter all HTML files:
*.html
- Filter all Java files from the test directory:
test\*.java
To
share filters with team members, have the CM administrator add them
to the database defaults.
- To return to the default settings, click Use
Defaults.
- Click Apply to save
the changes.