Version 2013.5

27947 - New: simplified process for adding a new project to a new AccuRev workspace

In previous releases, you could add new Visual Studio projects to AccuRev only if the project’s physical location was in an existing AccuRev workspace. This is no longer required, and you can create a new AccuRev workspace for new Visual Studio projects as described in the following procedure:

  1. In Visual Studio, click File > New > Project.
  2. In the New Project dialog box:
    • Select the template you want to use to create the project.
    • In the Name field, enter the project name. (Visual Studio uses this value for the Solution name, but you can change that if you want.)
    • If the Solution field is displayed, leave the value as Create new solution.
    • In the Location field, optionally change where you want to create the AccuRev workspace for the new project.
    • Make sure the Add Solution to AccuRev check box is selected.
  3. Click OK. The New Workspace wizard appears.

    You use the first page of the New Workspace wizard to specify the depot and backing stream for the new workspace, as well as whether or not you want to append the workspace name to its location.

  4. Click Next to continue. The next page of the New Workspace wizard appears.

    You use this page to specify the characteristics and initial content of the new workspace. By default, it will contain all project files as well as all files from the AccuRev stream you chose as the basis stream. If you want to choose specific directories and files from the basis stream, choose the Pick and choose from basis stream option.

  5. Click Finish. The new workspace is created with characteristics and content you specified.

27958 - New: ability to ignore directories and files in AccuRev

AccuRev allows you to exclude external files and directories from various operations to enhance performance and reduce visual clutter. For example, if you never put program-generated executables under AccuRev control, you can tell AccuRev to ignore such files. In AccuRev Plug-In for Visual Studio PE Release 2013.5, you can specify the files and directories you want AccuRev to ignore directly from the Solution Explorer.

Note: A directory or file must belong to the Visual Studio project before you can ignore it in AccuRev.
To specify directories and/or files you want AccuRev to ignore:
  1. In Visual Studio, open the Solution Explorer.
  2. Choose the directories and/or files you want AccuRev to ignore.

    Tip: Use Ctrl + click to select multiple objects.

  3. Right-click and choose AccuRev > Ignore in AccuRev from the shortcut menu.

    A .acignore file appears in the same directory as the file; if you selected a directory, the .acignore file appears in the parent directory.

28823 - New: improved usability for AccuRev Options Page

The AccuRev Options page (Tools > Options > Source Control > AccuRev Options Page) has been reorganized to improve usability.
  • The Web UI tab has been renamed Configuration to better reflect the broader range of settings and information provided on the tab.
  • In addition to existing configuration settings for the Web UI, the Configuration tab also includes a new field, AccuRev Executable, that lets you specify the path of the AccuRev executable. You can enter the path manually, or use the Browse... button to navigate to the executable’s location. If this field is left blank, AccuRev Plug-In for Visual Studio PE uses the value in your system PATH.
  • Version Details information has moved from the General Options tab to the renamed Configuration tab.

28869 - New: File View in the Depot Explorer

AccuRev Plug-In for Visual Studio PE Release 2013.3 introduced the Depot Explorer, a dockable window that allows you to create and view a navigable list of depots. A new File View has been added to the Depot Explorer for Release 2013.1 that displays the files associated with a selected stream or workspace. To display the File View:

  1. In the Depot Explorer, navigate to the stream or workspace whose files you wish to view.
  2. Right click the stream or workspace, and choose Open File View from the shortcut menu.

    The File View appears on a new tab in the Depot Explorer.

29472 - New: ability to add existing solutions and projects to AccuRev

You can now add an existing Visual Studio solution or project to AccuRev. Just right-click the solution or project and choose AccuRev > Add to AccuRev. When you do, AccuRev starts the New Workspace wizard, which lets you create a workspace using the solution or project name and lets you specify the depot and basis stream for the workspace.

30048 - Refresh no longer required to see new workspaces in Depot Explorer

In the previous release, you needed to manually refresh the Depot Explorer in order to see newly created workspaces. This problem has been corrected in the current release, and the Depot Explorer now refreshes automatically.

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