The Delta Browser, accessed from the Deltas command in the Browse menu, enables you to maintain deltas.
The following image is an example of the Delta Browser.
The Delta Browser provides a summary of delta attributes, which are displayed in a table that has the following columns.
Set, with an arrow in the row indicating the currently set delta. This column is empty if no delta has been set.
Delta Name, containing the delta identifier.
Description, containing the delta description.
Last Modified by, containing the name of the user who created or last updated the delta information.
Creation Date, containing the creation timestamp of the delta.
Checked-out Method Count, containing the number of checked out methods for the delta.
Right‑click in the table on the Delta Browser to display the Delta menu commands.
You can sort the delta table by clicking on a column in the fixed row of the table. Clicking the same column again toggles between ascending and descending sort order for the sort property. By default, the list is displayed in Delta Name ascending order.
The count of the number of checked out methods displayed is updated when a method is checked out, unchecked out, or checked in.
To search for text in a delta
Enter the text in the Search for Delta Id Containing: text box.
Click the Search button.
The next delta, starting from the delta after the currently selected delta, that contains the specified text (which is case‑insensitive), is then selected.
When the end of the table entries is passed, the search wraps around and starts at the first entry. If no delta contains that text or the only delta found is the currently selected delta, the display remains unchanged.
The Delta menu, accessed from the Delta Browser, contains the commands listed in the following table.
| Command | Action | For details, see… |
|---|---|---|
| Add | Displays the Add Delta dialog | Adding a Delta |
| Change | Displays the Change Delta Definition dialog | Changing a Delta |
| Close | Checks in all checked out methods and deletes the selected delta | Closing a Delta |
| View Methods | Displays the Checked Out Methods Browser for the selected delta | Viewing Methods Checked Out to a Delta |
| Check In All | Checks in all methods checked out to the selected delta | Checking In All Methods |
| Undo Check Out All | Discards any changes in all checked out methods | Discarding Checked Out Method Changes |
| Set | Sets the selected delta to the current delta | Setting a Delta |
| Unset | Closes all open source windows, and unsets the selected delta | Unsetting a Delta |
For details, see the following subsections.
