Change Lists

Users with the Submit permission on a repository folder or model cannot write directly to that location, but must instead check their changes into a change list, to be reviewed by one or more reviewers. You can add one or more models or other documents to a change list all at once or over several check ins. Documents checked into a change list are stored in a special folder in the repository and their contents are not available to other users until they have been approved and integrated into the mainline.

An administrator will determine the policies by which documents can be checked into the repository on a global or folder-by-folder basis (see Controlling Repository Access). PowerDesigner supports the following kinds of review policy:

Simple review - Change lists submitted by users with the Submit permission are reviewed by a single user with the Write or Full permission.
Peer review - Users with the Write or Full permission voluntarily submit change lists for review.
Direct check in - The Submit permission and change lists are not used, and users all check in changes without review.

You can consult all the open change lists that you have created and those which are awaiting your review under the Change Lists folder in the Browser Repository tab:
Change Lists - Browser
To consult any change list, whether open or closed, containing models for which you have at least Read permission, select Repository > Change Lists.

Creating, Building, and Submitting a Change List
When you check one or more documents into a change list, the change list is created in the repository. You can check further changes to these documents into the change list or add other documents to it. Once you are satisfied with the set of changes contained in your change list, you can submit it for review. After submission, you can no longer edit it.
Reviewing a Change List
If you have Write or higher permission on all the documents included in a change list submitted by another user, then you can review it and determine whether to approve the changes, reject them, or return the change list to the user requesting her to revise it. When you connect to the repository a message in the Output window notifies you if you have change lists to review.
Approving, Returning, or Rejecting a Change List
Once you have reviewed a change list, you can approve it and apply the changes to the mainline, or to reject it or return it to the submitter for modification.
Consulting the List of Change Lists
To consult any change list, whether open or closed, containing models for which you have at least Read permission, select Repository > Change Lists.
Change List Properties
Change list property sheets provide information about the change list and give you tools to review the documents it contains.

Parent topic: The Repository