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Load a Repository

After a repository is created with the Repository Properties dialog, the Load Repository dialog lets you bring an application into CA Harvest SCM.

Follow these steps:

  1. Click the Repositories tab of the Administrator application.
  2. Right-click the repository you want to load, and select Load Repository from the shortcut menu.

    The Load Repository dialog appears.

  3. Complete the dialog fields:
    Directory

    Specifies the directory in the external file system where the files you want to load are located. This directory should contain the source files for the application that you want CA Harvest SCM to control. You can click the button next to the Directory field to open the Select Directory Path dialog.

    Note: The case of file and directory names are preserved in the repository exactly as they are loaded from the client.

    Files

    Specifies the files to load. You can use a wildcard pattern (*) to include all matching files in the load operation. Typically, a single wildcard is used, but you can use any number of wildcards in any position. You can also use the question mark (?) for a single character match.

    Recursive

    Loads an entire directory structure into a CA Harvest SCM repository. Each directory that contains files is created and the files matching the file name pattern are loaded. If corresponding paths do not exist in the repository, they are created if the paths are not empty.

    Create Empty Repository Paths

    Creates matching empty directories in the repository if any exist, and those directories containing files. This option is only available when Recursive is selected.

    Repository Path

    Specifies the repository name in which you want to load the files and create paths. When you initially load an empty repository, no paths exist. Load all files that you want to include in this repository beneath this top‑level name. Clicking the button next to the Repository Path field shows the Select a Repository Item Path dialog that lets you select the location in the repository for the loaded files.

    The Repository Path field is useful later when you want to load files into a specific directory in the repository.

    Comment

    Provides comments about the items being loaded.

    Click Load.

    The repository is loaded.