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Binary files and versioning storage space


Rolf Nelson (617159) | asked Dec 06 '08, 2:42 p.m.
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I have a pre-sales customer asking the following two questions. I researched the forum and found a discussion on binary files and file locking (future feature) but did not see a discussion about size requirements.

1. Are binary files stored efficiently (PowerPoint for example)?

2. Can I control the number of versions of a binary file I want to retain? That is set a limit of the last 30 revisions for example? I want to retain the meta-data for all versions but conserve storage for these binary (PowerPoint) files.

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"See https://jazz.net/learn/LearnItem.jsp?href=content/docs/source-control/index.html for an overview of the basic SCM actions.

However, we won't have file locking for 1.0, so you'll need to coordinate your edits, for example via chat/mail, to avoid conflictings edits. Now if you happen to edit concurrently, it isn't a problem, you'll get a chance to resolve but without a merge tool, you'll have to pick a version to move forward."

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Jean-Michel Lemieux (2.5k11) | answered Dec 07 '08, 3:37 p.m.
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1. Yes, we store as binary delta.
2. No.
3. Locking is being implemented in 2.0. You can read about it's design in https://jazz.net/wiki/bin/view/Main/LockingVersionables

Jean-Michel

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