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Design Sync Overview

DesignSync is a design management system that provides version control, configuration management, and multi-site access for distributed projects. It stores design data in a central vault and allows users to work on local copies in workspaces. Users can check files in and out of the vault, view file histories, compare versions, and tag configurations. DesignSync helps teams collaboratively manage changes to design data across locations.

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Design Sync Overview

DesignSync is a design management system that provides version control, configuration management, and multi-site access for distributed projects. It stores design data in a central vault and allows users to work on local copies in workspaces. Users can check files in and out of the vault, view file histories, compare versions, and tag configurations. DesignSync helps teams collaboratively manage changes to design data across locations.

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What is DesignSync: DesignSync is a design management system. It has following features: 1. Version control 2.

Ability to build and maintain client workplaces 3. Configuration management 4. Multi site access for projects distributed across geographies Basic definitions: Vault: Repository in which all the design data is stored Module: Any directory present on the server How it works: Data management: Data management: The maintenance of the revision history of a file is referred to as Data management Version controlled files resides in a Vault and individuals work on local copies of files. A version control system maintains a record of all the changes to a file over time Configuration management (CM): A configuration management system maintains records of groups of revisions of files (or design objects) over time A Configuration is defined as a group of file versions, where each version is identified by a unique Tag name A configuration characterized by the tag Latest is automatically maintained CM system records both automatically applied tags, as well as user applied tags. Ex: rel_1_1 Commands: To invoke DesignSync gui: DesSync & DesignSync Shell: dssc (or command field at the bottom of the browser can be used) To get list of help options: dss > help help To get help on a specific command dss> help [-brief] <command> or dss> <command> -help To get list of all DS commands: dss> help Setting up workspace: setvault will set your working directory to the vault (design repository) To create a workspace : dssc create_sync_workspace <ws_name> To populate a workspace: dssc pop get <top_design_name>@<tag_name> If no tag is mentioned the latest version of all the files will be fetched. To check-in a new file: dssc ci new <file_name>. This will create a new file on the server. To check-out a file, there are 2 options, locked check-out and unlocked check-out(local copy) Locked checked out does not allow any one else to modify the file and the file should be checked-in from the same WS. Only the person who has locked the file can check in the file. Command: dssc co lock <file_name> Locked check-out will always fetch the latest version of the file.

Unlocked check out creates a local copy in the WS and cannot be checked-in. Normally unlocked check-out should be avoided as it may lead to conflict in the server as it sees multiple updates to the file. Unlocked check-out will fetch only the version of the file present in your current working directory Canceling the check-out: dssc cancel force <file_name> force is required if the file is locally modified Unlocking a file: dssc unlock <file_name> Unlocks the file; if the file is locally modified, all the local modifications will be preserved. Removing a directory/file: dssc rmfolder <file_name> : Removes the directory. dssc rmfile <file_name > : Removes the file dssc retire <file_name > : Retires the current file from the current branch. This is helpful if an unused file is present in the workspace. Other commands: dssc vhistory <file_name> : Provides history of the file along with date and time and person who modified it last dssc ls : Provides list of files in the directory dssc diff <file_name>; <V1> <V2> : Diffs two files. Helpful to check difference between two file versions. Care abouts: All directories have a .sync file in the WS. Never delete it. This is the file used to keep track of changes in the WS along with the time stamp. Always use locked check-out to avoid multiple people modifying the same file and finally struggling to merge the changes.

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