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Adding files to Surround SCM

You can add individual files or an entire directory to Surround SCM. When you add a directory, a repository with the same name is created on the Surround SCM Server and files are added to this repository. Surround SCM optionally repeats the process recursively for all subdirectories.

1. Select the repository you want to add files to and choose Activities > Add Files.

The Add Files dialog box opens. The files and folders in the selected repository’s working directory that have not yet been added to the repository are displayed. If a working directory is not set for the repository, the contents of your default directory are displayed.

2. Select a drive or directory from the Look in list and then browse to the directory you want to add files from.

Tip: You can prevent adding files with specific names and extensions. See Setting auto-detect and ignore file options.

3. Click the Select View button to change how files are displayed.

List displays the filename only.
Details displays the filename, size, and last modified date.
Show All Files displays all files in the directory. If this option is not selected, hidden files and files with extensions you are prevented from adding are not displayed.

Note: There are two additional Linux options: Hidden Files to displays all files that start with a period and Symbolic Links displays all files with symbolic links.

4. Select a Files of type option to display files with specific file extensions, such as C# files.

You can also add file extensions to existing groups and create new extension groups. See Grouping file extensions for the Add Files dialog.

5. Select the files or folders you want to add.

If you know the filename, enter it in the File name field. You can also use wildcard characters to find files. For example, enter *.txt in the File name field to display all text files in the selected directory.
Press Ctrl+A to select all files and folders to add.
Ctrl+click each item to select multiple files or folders to add
To add files from a folder, double-click the folder to open it and then select the files.
To quickly add one file, select any options and then double-click the file.

6. Click the Comments tab to enter comments about the files you are adding.

7. Click the Custom Fields tab to set custom field values. See Setting custom fields.

You may not have access to this tab depending on your security permissions.

8. Select Recursive if you are adding a directory and want to automatically add all subdirectories and files.

9. Expand and select any additional options for adding files.

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Advanced options

10. Click Attach to attach the file to an item in TestTrack or an external issue tracking tool. See Attaching source files to TestTrack items or Attaching source files to external issues.

11. Click OK.

The files are added to Surround SCM.

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