Working in a Team Project

After connecting to a team project, each team member can work in his or her own working copy of the project.

  • After you have connected to the team project (see Connecting to a Team Project), the project will automatically open.
  • To reopen it, choose File > Open Project and open it just as you would any other project.

When you work in a team project, you can perform any of the following tasks. Options for working with files are available from the Team ribbon in Doc-To-Help, as well as by right-clicking on a file in the Team Authoring window (see About Team Authoring).

  • Add File To add a new document or file to the team project, you must first add it to your working copy, then check the new file into the team project. After you check the file in, other team members can check out and edit the new file. See Adding a New File to the Team Project.
  • Check Out Project File In most cases, you do not need to check out the Doc-To-Help project (D2H) file. However, there are some cases when this is necessary. If you need to make the following changes, check the project out, make the changes, and check it back in. See Checking Out the Project File.
  • Compare Documents In TFS repositories, you can compare two versions of a document. See Comparing Documents.
  • Delete File To delete an existing file from the team project, you must first check out the project. Once you have deleted the file from the team project, it will not be available for editing by any member of the team. See Deleting a File from the Team Project.
  • Edit Document To edit a document for a team authoring project, you first need to check it out. After it is checked out, no one else can edit it until it is checked back in. (If using TFS, you can allow checking out by others, depending upon the lock type.) See Editing a Document.
  • Get Latest Version It is possible to retrieve the latest version of a file (including a project file) from the server. TFS projects have the additional option to retrieve a specific version of a file from the server. Getting the latest version does not check out the file, but synchronizes your working copy with the server. See Getting the Latest Version of a File .
  • View Document History In TFS repositories, you can view the history of a document. See Viewing the Document History.
  • View File Properties In TFS repositories, you can view the properties of a document. See Viewing File Properties.
  • Work Offline There are occasions when you may want to take your working project offline. This is convenient if you are planning to edit your documents at home or on a trip. See Working Offline.