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Asyouworkonyourprojectfiles,youcancommitfilesintheprojectatanytime.Whenyoucommitfiles
intheproject,asnapshotoftheprojectissavedasaversion,alongwithyourname,yourcommitmes-
sage,andthedate.Thestatusofeachfile-whetheritwasadded,modified,etc.-isrecordedaswell.
OLConnectusesGitintegrationtomaintainthehistoryofaversionedprojectinalocalrepository.Pro-
jectscanbecreatedandcommittedfromwithinOLConnectDesignerandDataMapper.
Creating versioned projects
VersionedprojectsarecreatedfromtheProjectmenuatthetopofthescreeninOLConnectDesigner
andDatamapper.
Youhavetwooptions:
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Createanewversionedprojectthatisonlystoredlocally.
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Cloneaprojectthatexistsonacloud-basedplatformintoalocalrepository.
Howtocloneaprojectisexplainedin"Versionedprojectsinthecloud"onpage129.
Thisishowyoucreateanewlocalproject:
1. SelectProject > Newfromthemenuatthetopofthescreen.
Thefirsttimeyoucreateaprojectyoumaybepromptedtoenterinyournameandemailaddress.
ThisinformationisrequiredbyGit,andyournameisusedtoidentifychangesintheprojecthis-
tory.
Viathemenu:Window > Preferences > Versioning,youcanchangethisinformationatany
time.
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