Keys Option

This topic discusses the Keys option available for some of the DesignSync commands.

Revision control keywords allow you to embed version-specific information into your design objects. By including keywords in your files, you can access revision information (such as revision number, author, and comment log), which is stored in the RCE archive that underlies your DesignSync vault.

You can control keyword substitution by selecting one of the following options from the Keys option drop-down menu:

Update values and keep keys
Expands keyword values and retains the keywords in the file (default option). For example: $Revision 1.4 $
Update values and remove keys
Expands keyword values but removes keys from the file. This option is not recommended when you check out files for editing. If you edit and then check in the files, future keyword updates are impossible, because the value without the keyword is interpreted as regular text. For example, 1.4.
Note: When you select this option, you will be prompted to confirm before the operation proceeds.
Remove values and keep keys
Keeps the keywords but removes keyword values. This option is useful if you want to ignore differences in keyword expansion, such as when you are comparing two different versions of a file. For example, $Revision: 1.2 $
Do not update
Keeps exactly the same keywords and values as were present at the last checkin operation.