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Take Snapshot Process

The Take Snapshot process lets you create a snapshot view of the current working view. Snapshot views are read-only images of working views at a certain point in time that let you capture a software inventory at significant points in its development. You can use snapshot views to support other application management functions, such as baselining or recreating an application at a certain point in time.

The following rules apply to the Take Snapshot process:

• If the current working view contains reserved or merged versions, the Take Snapshot process uses the latest normal trunk versions. To use the reserved or merged versions, the reserved versions must be checked in and the merged versions resolved before executing the process.
• If empty item paths exist in the paths you select, they are included in the snapshot view.
• Branch versions, even if the latest in the current view, are not included in the snapshot. You must perform a concurrent merge to merge the branch versions to the trunk before taking the snapshot.
• Branch versions are included in the snapshot, only if the snapshot is taken using the option “Snapshot view with additional packages.”