Using the Plug-In › How to Create Packages

How to Create Packages

While you work in Visual Studio, you can easily create a CA Harvest SCM package to check out one or more items. The new package is created in the project and in the initial state specified by the create package process defined for the project and state of the item that you selected.

To create the package, do the following basic steps:

1. Click the Create Package button on any of the following CA Harvest SCM elements in Visual Studio:
   • Harvest SCM Explorer
   • Set Context dialog
   • Edit Context dialog

   The Create Package process dialog appears.

2. Complete the following fields on this dialog:

   Name

   Specifies the name for the new package.

   Assign To

   Specifies the user to whom this package will be assigned. The default is the user currently logged in to CA Harvest SCM using Visual Studio.

   Package Groups

   Specifies the Package Groups to be associated with the package. Use the add/remove buttons to add or remove package groups.

   Set this package in the existing Solution Context (Optional)

   Sets the newly created package as the context package. This helps in the changing the context package while creating the package.

   Comment

   Specifies comments about the package, such as the reason for creating the package.

3. Click OK.

   The package is created in the project and in the initial state specified by the create package process.