Code reviews
Code reviews provide a way to group related files or changes and request feedback from others without affecting the current file contents. Reviewers can provide comments directly in the code review. All review information is stored in Surround SCM and can be referenced as users work with source files.
Code review authors are typically users who make file changes, create the review, and add files to it. When the review is ready, the author starts it to notify the reviewers. The reviewers add comments to the files and changes, and then mark files as completed when they finish reviewing them. When all reviewers complete the review, authors address the review comments and submit the revisions for another review until all files are approved. See About the code review process.
Depending on your role and security permissions, you can use perform the following tasks related to code reviews.
- Use the Code Reviews window to view the reviews you have a role in. You can also create new reviews, open reviews, search for reviews, edit reviews, start reviews, run review reports, and delete reviews from this window.
- Add files that need to be reviewed to a code review. You can also remove files from reviews if they were added by mistake.
- View code reviews files are included in to make sure files needing review are in the appropriate review.
- Review files in code reviews to provide feedback.
- Mark review comments as addressed after making the changes and view unaddressed comments to track what still needs attention.