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Packages Menu

The Packages menu has the following options:

Option Description
Open Opens a package browser on the selected package.
Open to Opens a package browser on the selected package to a specific page.
Go to Package Allows you to quickly locate a package in the Packages pane, by entering the first few characters of the package's name
Add to Workspace Loads the selected package editions into the workspace
Change Owner tentergf.gif (577 bytes) Changes the owner of the selected package editions to someone else in the package group
Compare Compares the contents of two selected packages
Layout Lets you switch between a List Layout and a Tree Layout in the 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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Searching for a Program Element in the Repository
Comparing Editions of a Program Element
Browsing the Workspace
Adding Projects and Packages From the Repository to the Workspace
Adding Types and Methods From the Repository to the Workspace
Purging Program Elements from a Repository
Restoring Program Elements to the Repository
Compacting a Repository