Change Lists 

Use

Changes to objects can be organized in change lists.

Features

A change list contains objects currently being edited by the user who is logged on.

An object appears in the change list as soon as it is saved for the first time.

When a user activates the change list, all objects in the list change status from Being Edited to Active. These objects can then be seen by all other users. You can also activate individual objects in a change list. When you activate an object, it is removed from the change list again.

If the user edits an object that has already been activated, the object is reentered in the change list when he or she saves.

Provided that an object in a change list has not been activated, all changes made to the object since it was entered in the change list can be undone again. This also applies when deleting an object.

A new object version is created each time an object is entered in a change list. Use the object history function to display all previous versions of an object.

Displaying and Editing Change Lists in the Navigation Area

Change lists are displayed in the navigation area of the Integration Builder, on the tab page Change Lists.

·        The design tool displays change lists for every software component version.

·        The configuration tool, however, only shows one change list.

The change list displays all objects of the user who is logged on that are currently being edited. Each object type is indicated by the appropriate object type icon. Double-click the entry to call the editor Change <Object> (see Object Editors).

Functions in the Context Menu

This tab page offers you the same functions for sorting the change list as the tab page Repository/Directory in the navigation area. Furthermore, you can use the following functions to edit change lists and their objects:

Function	Description
Activate	If the whole change list is selected: Activates the change list. All changes made to objects in the list are activated.
Activate	If a single object in the change list is selected: Activates the selected object.
Delete Change List	If the whole change list is selected: Deletes the change list. All changes made to objects in the list are canceled.
Reject Change	If a single object in the change list is selected: Cancels all changes to the object.
Open	When a single object is selected in the change list (object type icon): Calls the editor Change <Object> for the selected object. If the documentation icon () appears next to an object in the change list, double click it to go to the documentation editor.
Copy Object	When a single object is selected in the change list (object type icon): Calls the copy object function for this object.

Object documentation is indicated by the icon  in the change list.

You can also transfer an object from a different change list to your own change list, and then edit it yourself. To do this, choose <Object> ® Transfer from External Change List in the object editor.