Creating Development Instances

You can create a development instance based on a development. When creating a development instance, you must select the DesignSync server. For the remaining attributes, you can either provide explicit values or leave the fields empty. The empty fields will then use the default values defined for the development or the DesignSync server.

Required access roles:

  • App-specific: Defect Engineer
  • Baseline: Leader

See Also
Paths for Development Instances
Enabling a Development Instance
  1. View the list of development instances for a development. See Development Instances Page.
  2. From the page Actions menu or toolbar, click Create New .
  3. Enter these details:

    Field NameDescription
    NameEnter a name for the instance, or select the AutoName check box to have the system generate a name.
    DesignSync ServerClick to select the server where this instance will be created.
    StateEnter the state in which this instance will be created:

    State NameDescription
    EnabledImmediately created on the server and then promoted to the Enabled state. If you choose this state, these conditions must exist:

    • The development path and development area path must be entered in this dialog box, or for the parent development or DesignSync server.
    • The parent development must have at least one design tool suite for the DesignSync type defined.
    • The parent development must have at least one development setting defined.
    • If you select Yes for Allow External Development Areas, or you select Default and the Default is Yes, the external path must be defined in this dialog box or for the parent development.

    If the instance cannot be promoted to the Enabled state, it is still remains in the Created state.

    CreatedThe instance will exist, but cannot be used until additional configuration (listed in for the Enabled state) is completed.

    DescriptionEnter a description of the purpose of this instance.
    Development PathEnter the directory path to the development.

    If you to not enter a value, the path defined for the development is used. If the development does not have a path defined, the path defined for the DesignSync server is used. If the server does not have a path defined, you can create the instance but you cannot enable it.

    Development Area RootEnter the path to the development area.

    If you to not enter a value, the path defined for the development is used. If the development does not have a path defined, the path defined for the DesignSync server is used. If the server does not have a path defined, you can create the instance but you cannot enable it.

    UNIX GroupEnter the UNIX group that provides group ownership for the development file hierarchy on the server.
    Allow Area Path OverrideSelect whether to allow the user to override the development area path:

    OptionDescription
    YesUsers can specify their own path name for their development area.
    NoUsers must use the development area root path.
    DefaultThe value for the development associated with this instance is used.

    Allow External AreasSelect whether to allow the user to use a development area path on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path:

    OptionDescription
    YesUsers can create development areas on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path.
    NoUsers cannot create development areas on clients that do not have direct access to the main project path.
    DefaultThe value for the development associated with this instance is used.

    External Development PathEnter the path to the directory for external development areas.

    If you to not enter a value, the path defined for the development is used. If the development does not have a path defined, the path defined for the DesignSync server is used. If the server does not have a path defined, you can create the instance but you cannot enable it.

    Area Scrub PeriodEnter the period in days for cleaning the unused data in the file and module caches maintained by the data replication system for the development.
    Data Replication Root PathEnter the path to the data replication root that holds the automatically-populated design data for the development.

  4. Click Done.

If you selected Enabled for the state, but all of the requirements are not met, Enterprise DesignSync Administration creates the development instance in the Created state and does not promote it to Enabled.