The Release Project form is opened either from the File > Update tool or when you select Update from the Project Browser form. When opened from the Project Browser it applies to all projects that are currently selected on the form.
Release Project - Revision
Project
If the form has been opened from the File > Update tool then this will simply be the name of the current project. If it has been opened from the Project Browser form, and you had several projects selected, then this will be a list of the selected projects.
Next
Press this button to display the next project in the list.
Enter the project revision notes in the entry box.
Layer revisions
This section is only displayed if the Create layer revisions option has been enabled in Database Operation > Revisions.
The list of layers in the selected project will be displayed here. The table columns are as follows:
- Layer - This is the layer name
- Type - This is the layer type, such as ONE_UP, MULTI_UP etc.
- Current - This is the current layer revision number
- Action - Choose what action to take with each layer; depending on various settings and whether the layer has been modified this could contain any of the following:
- Update to... (for changed layers)
- Update, retain... (for changed layers)
- Discard (for changed layers)
- Keep out (for changed and unchanged layers)
- Release (for unchanged layers)
- Comment - You should add a comment describing what changes have been made. This comment will be displayed in the Project Properties form - Revisions tab, which is displayed from the Project Browser and the Open Project form. This comment could be mandatory. Also, it could be pre-filled if an inserted layer has been modified.
Show only those layers that have changed
Switch this option on to restrict the display of layers in the table.
Advanced options
Create a revision which includes project geometry
Switch this option on to create a copy of the geometry in the database.
Replace the last revision created (overwriting the existing project geometry for revision n)
This option will only be visible if the last revision was created with project geometry. If you switch the option on then the project geometry you create here will overwrite the previous geometry, and you won't be able to retrieve that geometry.
Keep working on the layers updated or discarded
Switch this option on (only available when you've chosen to Update selected projects) if you want to keep those layers checked out from the database. Any changes made so far will be permanently saved to the database.
If the option Allow individual layers to be worked on by different users in Options > Environment > Database Operation is switched off, this check-box will be:
After the update keep working on these project(s)
This is because you cannot check out individual layers with this option switched off.
Lock these project(s) preventing other users from modifying them
Switch this option on if you want to prevent other users from modifying the project or projects you are releasing.
Release Project - Reassign
Reassign project(s) to
Switch this option on and select a user from the list if you want assign the project to another user. Doing this immediately checks the project out for that user to start working on.
Don't update the database just reassign projects
If you switch this option on (which is only available if you chose Update selected project(s) on the Action tab), then any changes you have made will not be checked in to the database and a revision will not be created. However, your modified geometry will still be available to the other user.
Feature Change History
The following changes have been made to this feature.
| History of Change | Version |
|---|---|
| Project Update and Layer Revision Simplification | 2024 |