Quick Evaluation of AccuRev(Windows) : Running the Quick Setup Wizard

Running the Quick Setup Wizard
Before you begin, make sure that any files to be placed under version control are on a disk that is accessible from the machine where you’ve installed AccuRev.
The first time you start the GUI, the AccuRev Quick Setup wizard should appear. If it doesn’t, run the command Help > Quick Setup. This wizard steps you through the process of:
Registering Yourself as an AccuRev User
AccuRev maintains a username registry that is separate from the operating system’s username registry. AccuRev usernames are called principal-names. Every AccuRev transaction log entry includes the principal-name of the person who initiated the transaction.
The wizard prompts you to create a principal-name for yourself. If you already have a principal-name, just enter it again in this dialog box.
The currently active principal-name is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the GUI window. You can change it at any time with the Tools > Change Active User command.
Creating and Populating an AccuRev Depot
Next, the wizard prompts you to specify the name for a new storage depot. Enter a name for the depot (e.g. brass for a project code-named “Brass”).




Now, you can indicate, by selecting Yes, that you have a directory tree whose files are to be placed in the new depot. The alternative (if you select No) is to create an empty depot.


The next steps involve the creation of a new workspace, which enables you to work with the depot’s files.
The wizard asks “Do you want to create a workspace in a new location...”:
Select Yes to create a workspace in new location, and copy your existing files to that new location. The wizard will (1) prompt you to specify the location of the existing files, and (2) prompt you to specify a location for the new workspace.
Select No to convert an existing location into a workspace. For this alternative, the wizard will prompt you to specify the existing location. In either case, your existing files are copied to depot in a series of operations that ends with a Promote command. Click the Promote button to approve the promotion of the files. This makes the files available to other users’ workspaces that you can create later.
The wizard will prompt you to specify a location for the new workspace.
Finally, the wizard displays a message box, summarizing the work it has accomplished.
Note: To remove a depot from the repository, use the administrative command maintain rmdepot. This operation is irreversible! For details, see Removing a Depot from the AccuRev Repository on page 103 of the AccuRev Administrator’s Guide.
After the Quick Setup Wizard ends, AccuRev displays the contents of the newly created workspace. This “Explorer-style” display includes folders (navigation) and details panes. It also includes a searches pane, with which you can locate files throughout the workspace, based on their AccuRev status.

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