Source Control and Other Icons in a Flare Project

Global Project Linking

If you use Global Project Linking, this icon is added to the top of a linked file in the Flare Desktop interface. This lets you know that you need to edit the source file, rather than editing this file. If you remove the connection to the source file, this icon no longer displays on the file. Please note that if you have bound the project to source control, the icons used for source control take precedence over the link icon.

See Global Project Linking—Importing Files From Other Projects.

External Resources

SharePoint

This indicates that the file is mapped to an external resource or SharePoint file.

See Copying and Mapping External Resource Files and Copying and Mapping SharePoint Files.

 Source Control

• Git and Subversion This indicates that the file has been modified. You can commit the file when you are ready. If your project is bound to Subversion, you can commit the file when you are ready (if you are the user who has modified it, or if you have stolen the lock on the file from another user).
• Perforce Helix Core This indicates that the file has been checked out from source control. You can submit the file when you are ready (if you are the user who has checked it out).
• TFS and VSS This indicates that the file has been checked out from source control. You can check in the file when you are ready (if you are the user who has checked it out).

See Checking In, Committing, and Submitting Source Control Files and Checking Out Source Control Files.

 Source Control

This indicates that you have a file in your project but have not yet added it to the integrated source control application. This might occur, for example, if you create a new topic and do not add the file to source control during the topic creation process. To resolve this, simply right-click on the file and select Source Control > Add.

See Adding Files to Source Control.

 Source Control

This indicates that the file is added to source control but is not currently checked out, which means that it contains a "Read Only" designation in its properties. In order to edit the file, you must check it out from source control.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Microsoft Team Foundation Server or Perforce Helix Core.

See Checking Out Source Control Files.

 Source Control

This indicates that another user has locked the file. You will often see this icon in conjunction with the icon, indicating that another user is both using the file and has locked the file. You can make changes to this file even if another user has locked it.

If your project is bound to Subversion and you need to commit the file in while another user is working on it, you can steal their lock. To do this, right-click on the file and select Source Control > Lock. In the Lock dialog, select Steal the lock, then click Lock.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Perforce Helix Core, or Subversion.

See Locking Files.

 Source Control

This indicates that you have locked the file. You will often see this icon in conjunction with the icon, indicating that you have both locked and modified the file. Other users can make changes to this file even if you have locked it.

If your project is bound to Subversion, other users can steal your lock.

If you are using Team Foundation Server, you can lock a file when you check it out.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Microsoft Team Foundation Server, or Perforce Helix Core, or Subversion.

See Locking Files.

 Source Control

• Perforce Helix Core and Subversion This indicates that the file is currently being modified by another user. You will often see this icon in conjunction with the icon, indicating that another user is both using the file and has locked the file.
• TFS This indicates that the file is currently checked out to another user. You can send a request to the user, asking that person to check in the file so that you can check it out.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Perforce Helix Core, or Subversion.

 Source Control

This indicates that the file is not current (i.e., the local copy of the file is older than the source control copy). This might happen if another user checks out the file, makes changes to it, and checks it back in to source control. If this occurs, you can check the file out or get the latest version of the file from source control.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Microsoft Team Foundation Server, Perforce Helix Core, or Subversion.

See Checking Out Source Control Files or Updating or Getting the Latest Version of Source Control Files.

 Source Control

This indicates that a file has been renamed, but not modified in any other way. If you make any additional changes to the file, such as editing the text or adding a condition tag, the renamed icon is replaced by a icon.

You will see this icon if your project is bound to Subversion.