How to merge Projects / Branches using Compare Branch

This article describes the steps to merge the differences between records in two different Projects / Branches.

• TopTeam Users
• Project Admins

Refer to step numbers 1 to 6 of article How to compare Projects/Branches for more information.

NOTE:

• You can either merge records from Project / Branch 1 to Project / Branch 2 or vice-versa.
• Only the selected records of a Project / branch will be merged into the other Project / branch.

NOTE:

• Selecting this option will include records which have traceability relationships with the records being merged.
• You can specify the depth of traceability by selecting the levels of traceability.
• Selecting the Query traced records that are upstream (incoming) to branched records option will query records which have Traces Into links to the merged records.
• Selecting the Query traced records that are downstream (outgoing) from branched records option will query records which have Traces From links from the merged records.

The selected records and their linked records are merged.
If checkbox is not appearing against a record that means that record is not selected while comparing branches.

There are three reconciling options for you to choose from:

1. Yes, only for the repository objects being merged

This option will reconcile links only for those requirements that are selected for merging on the earlier page of the wizard. It will NOT reconcile trace links for other records that are there in the destination project, however, they are not selected for merge in the wizard. Means, even if their trace links are changed in source project, they will not be reconciled.

Since trace links are reconciled only for selected records of the destination project, this option is faster.

2. Yes, for all repository objects of the destination project (recommended)

This option will reconcile links of all repository objects of the destination project that are branched irrespective of whether those records are selected for re-merge or not.

Since it will calculate differences in trace links for all branched records in the project, this option is slower.

3. Do NOT reconcile links for any Repository Objects

Trace links of the destination project records will not be reconciled.

This is the last step of this wizard.

• How to compare Projects/Branches
• Using Variants Sub-tab
• Using Create Branch Wizard
• Using Compare Projects/Branches Viewer

Revised: September 5th, 2019