Overriding server options for specific mainline branches

You can override general, comment, changelist, filename and extension, and compliance server options for specific mainline branches. If you do not configure options for a specific mainline, the mainline options set on the Surround SCM Server are used. See Configuring the Surround SCM Server.

1. Select the mainline branch and choose Branch > Branch Properties.

The Properties dialog box opens.

2. Click the Options tab.

3. Select a category.

Category	Includes options for:	More information
General	Allowing checking in without check out, allowing multiple users to check out files, expanding keywords, allowing workflow state changes during check in, Unicode options for merging text files, enabling thumbnails, and setting the maximum file size for large files.	Setting general mainline options
Comments	Minimum character lengths for comments entered by users when performing specific actions, such as check ins.	Setting minimum comment lengths for actions
Changelists	Changelist usage and retaining historical changelist information.	Setting changelist server options
Files Names/Extensions	File type extensions and names to automatically detect and ignore when adding files.	Setting auto-detect and ignore file options
Compliance	Maximum attempts before logging out users if an incorrect electronic signature is entered when changing workflow states on files, required signature components, and the certification and testimony message displayed in the Signature Required dialog box.	Setting compliance options

4. Select Override for the options to override and make any changes.

Select Inherit to use the mainline options set on the server.

5. Click OK to save the changes.