2. Using the AccuRev GUI : The New Workspace Command: Screen 1 of 3—Specifying the Depot and Backing Stream

The New Workspace Command: Screen 1 of 3—Specifying the Depot and Backing Stream
With the File > New > Workspace command, there may be no "current stream" context. In this case, AccuRev starts with this screen, prompting you to specify a stream context:
Depot
Select one of the repository's depots. This populates the Basis Stream listbox with the streams (and optionally, snapshots) of the specified depot.
Basis Stream
Select a stream or snapshot, to act as the backing stream for the new workspace.
Note: Is it advisable to base a workspace on a snapshot?
You can create new versions in a workspace based on a snapshot. But you won't be able to promote those versions to the snapshot (which is immutable, and so can't "accept" new versions). To get one or more of the versions out of the workspace, you can:
Reparent the workspace to a dynamic stream, then promote the versions you've created in the workspace.
Using the File Browser in another workspace, open one of the version tools on a particular element. Then use the Send to Workspace (See “The Send to Workspace Command” on page 124.) command to get the version that was created in the snapshot-based workspace.

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