Looking at file version history

To look at the history of a file:

Use the Project Editor's filters and Project Tree to select the files whose history information you want to view.
Select the History check box in the Project Editor.
Three new views are added to the Project Editor:

- Symbols View -- Displays all versions of the file as stored and maintained by your version control tool in the file's version tree. All file versions are displayed in the Version Tree of the Symbols View, along with detailed information about each version.
- History View -- Displays the history of the file version selected in the Symbols View.
- Description View -- Description about the file selected in the File List. To enter or modify a file's description, the file must be writable.

Symbols View
The symbols and text in the Version Tree of the Symbols view give you details about the versions of the selected file.
Five different symbols are possible in the Version Tree of the Symbols view:

Symbol | This symbol means that the entry is...
| a single unnamed version
| a new file version without a change
| a new branch of a version
| a change set
| a configuration name

Displaying locking information
To load and display locking information:

Use the Project Editor's filters and Project Tree to select the files whose locking information you want to view.
Select the Lockers check box in the Project Editor.
The File List is expanded to show file locking information.

Filtering the File List according to locking state
You can filter the File List according to a file's locking state. To do so, choose one of the following entries from the File Status pop-up menu:

- All Files -- Displays all files regardless of their locking state.
- Modified -- A Files Compared to dialog appears. Files different from the version you enter in this dialog are displayed.
- Unchanged -- A Files Compared to dialog appears. Only those files that have not changed from the version you enter in this dialog are displayed.
- Own -- Displays only those files locked by you.
- Own modified -- A Files Compared to dialog appears. Files locked by you that are different from the version you enter in this dialog are displayed.
- Locked -- Displays only locked files.
- Not Locked -- Displays only unlocked files in the File List.
- Filtered... -- Multiple entries are selected in the Filters dialog. Selecting the Filtered... entry itself opens the Filters dialog.