Using a component that has been deleted
RTC 4.0.0.2
I have a component that has been removed from all workspaces.
I now want to create a new workspace and add the (previously deleted) component to it.
In the workspace editor, pressing the "Add" button will find the component in an existing workspace, but I haven't found a way to add a component that isn't presently part of another workspace.
P.S. I suppose a followup question is: Can I completely remove a component from RTC ..i.e. as if the component never existed.
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You can never delete a component to an irrecoverable point. In fact, there are users that request this feature. When you removed the component from the other workspaces, baselines were automatically created to save the component's configuration. To add the component to a workspace, you would want to select adding a component baseline instead of from an existing workspace.
If none of the baselines describe the configuration that you want then that's OK. It's likely nobody thought to baseline that configuration. In that case, add a component baseline that is closest to what you want and discard/accept change sets to get the component to the configuration you desire.
If none of the baselines describe the configuration that you want then that's OK. It's likely nobody thought to baseline that configuration. In that case, add a component baseline that is closest to what you want and discard/accept change sets to get the component to the configuration you desire.
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Using RTC-4.0.3 Eclipse client, when I am in the workspace editor, and select "Add ..." in the Components section, I get 3 choices: Component Baseline, Component in another Workspace or Stream, and Component from a Snapshot.
The first choice lets you pick any component in the repository (including ones that are not in any stream or workspace).
But note that you cannot select a component for which you do not have read-access (if you don't have read access, you do not see it at all).
The first choice lets you pick any component in the repository (including ones that are not in any stream or workspace).
But note that you cannot select a component for which you do not have read-access (if you don't have read access, you do not see it at all).