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Renaming Component
I created a component by adding an existing component to another stream. I have since deleted and added files to the newly created component. I would like to rename my new component without affecting the original component in the other stream. When I rename the new component it renames both components.
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When you add a component to a stream (and you don't choose to create a new one), you basically choose to "work" on an existing component starting from a certain version/baseline. Thus it is the same component in all your streams, sharing the same name and being able to be compared with one another, but they are all in different versions.
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Makes sense. Thanks for the response. The new component was incorrectly created and should have been created as a 'new' component from the start. Now I am trying to fix the issue by simply renaming the component as files have already been added to the component. Since as you mentioned this is not possible without affecting the original, I will opt to move all the new files to a brand new component with the correct name. Is checking in and delivering the only way to achieve this? I know it's possible to duplicate streams? Can you duplicate components?
When I move the files and metadata to the new component with the correct name, I want to do it in a way that the history and integrity of the file system is maintained.
In order to preserve history, you will need to have a workspace with both components, load that workspace, and use the "Team -> Move_in_repository" command from the Eclipse client. If you have 6.0.3, you can apply this command to any file. If you have a pre-6.0.3 client, you can move an entire Eclipse project root directory (so first move all the files you want to move into an Eclipse project, and move that Eclipse project).
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