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Packages Menu

The Packages menu has the following options. See the list of Related Tasks for more information.

Option Description
Open Opens a project browser on a package.
Open to Lets you select the page of the package browser, and opens it to that page.
Go to Package Allows you to quickly locate a package in the Packages pane, by entering the first few characters of its name
Add Lets you add a program element to the workspace, either by creating a new one or by adding one from the repository.
Search Starts the search facility that lets you search for references to and declarations of a program element.
Replace with Released Edition tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Replace the edition in the workspace with the edition most recently released by the package owner. The contained classes will be reloaded at the same time as the package.
Replace with Released Contents tentergf.gif (577 bytes) In the workspace, replaces the editions of the classes contained in the selected package editions, with the editions most recently released into those package editions in the repository
Replace with Previous Edition Replaces the edition in the workspace with the edition from which it was derived. The contained classes will be reloaded at the same time as the package.
Replace with Another Edition Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select an edition from this list to replace the edition that is in the workspace. The contained classes will be reloaded at the same time as the package.
Delete Deletes the package from the workspace. The package will continue to exist in the repository.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Alters the team baseline for the project, by deleting the package from it.
Reorganize Lets you copy, move, or rename the package.
Manage > Version Versions the open editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) You can only version packages that you own.
Manage > Release tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Releases the selected package editions into their containing project editions. You must be the package owner or the project owner.
Manage > Create Open Edition Creates open editions based on the versioned editions that you have selected.
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) You can only create open editions of packages that you own.
Manage > Change Owner tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Changes the owner of the selected package editions to someone else in the package group. You must be the package owner or the repository administrator.
Manage > Add Users to Group tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Adds users from the repository user list, to the package groups for the selected packages. Only the package owner can add members to the package group.
Compare with Released Edition tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Compares the edition of the package in the workspace, to the most recently released edition of the package in the repository
Compare with Released Contents tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Compares the editions of the classes contained in this package, to the classes most recently released into the same edition of the package in the repository
Compare with Previous Edition Compares the edition of the package in the workspace, to the edition from which it was derived
Compare with Another Edition Displays a list of editions that are in the repository. Select from this list to compare the selected package edition in the workspace, to a specific edition in the repository.
Compare with Each Other Compares the contents of two selected packages in the workspace
Run Lets you select and run an applet or application in the package.
Document Lets you print package information or generate HTML documentation for classes in the package.
Layout Lets you switch between a List Layout and a Tree Layout in the All Packages pane.
Properties Displays details including the edition's status, the date it was created, and the edition from which it was derived
tentergf.gif (577 bytes) The Properties dialog box also tells you who owns the selected package

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Adding Projects and Packages from the Repository to the Workspace
Searching for Declarations of and References to a Program Element
Replacing Editions in the Workspace (Reloading)
Versioning a Program Element
Creating an Open Edition
Comparing Editions of a Program Element
Generating HTML Documentation For Classes
Running an Applet from the IDE
Running an Application from the IDE