Creating a grouping project

About this task

This example creates a project called toolkit_top-3.0 to represent all of the toolkit projects for different platforms. Be sure to read About grouping projects before you start this operation.

Procedure

  1. Create new projects with unique names for each platform.

    Be sure to set each platform value for the project, if it will contain projects for a specific platform.

  2. For each of the new platform projects, add the existing projects for that platform as subprojects. (Use drag and drop to do this.)

    If you do not remember the name of the project you want to add, use the Query dialog box to find the project, then use drag and drop to add it.

  3. Create the top-level grouping project and turn off work area maintenance for the new grouping project.
    1. Create a new project.

      Task > New > Project

    2. Right-click over the project you just created and choose Properties. In the Work Area tab, turn off work area maintenance. Save the change by clicking OK.

      Do not set a platform value. This project will contain subprojects with different platform values. If you set a platform value for the top-level grouping project, only the subprojects with the same platform value will be included after you update the top-level grouping project.

    3. Add each of the new platform projects as members of the top-level grouping project.

      Right-click over the root directory, point to Create Member, then choose Subproject. Type the new subproject name in the Create Subproject dialog box. If the subproject exists, drag and drop it under the top-level grouping project.


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