Hello...

I have a component, ComponentA, and within that component are some folders:

root
root\libraries
root\applications
root\applications\managmentstudio

in the management studio are several subfolders, full of source code files.
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderA
(file.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt)
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderB
(file4.txt, file5.txt)

managmentstudio is spelled wrong. I'd like to rename it to managementstudio to satisfy my perfectionist self. :)

Doing so results in a folder delete, and subfolders foldera and folderb are also deleted, and then re-added to RTC, along with their contents.

Once delivered, viewing history of file.txt in folderA shows that it was added. None of its history is available from prior to the rename of the managmentstudio folder.

Is there a way to preserve the history of all the files buried in the folder tree whose ancestor is being renamed?

According to this answer there is currently no way to do what you want
to do:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9718&highlight=rename+folder

2 Enhancements, scheduled for RTC v3.0 do address this: Enhancement
108803 and Enhancement 97855. Both are in the "Triaged"
state at this time.

- Walter

travmanwrote:
Hello...
I have a component, ComponentA, and within that component are some
folders:
root
root\libraries
root\applications
root\applications\managmentstudio

in the management studio are several subfolders, full of source code
files.
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderA
(file.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt)
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderB
(file4.txt, file5.txt)

managmentstudio is spelled wrong. I'd like to rename it to
managementstudio to satisfy my perfectionist self. :)
Doing so results in a folder delete, and subfolders foldera and
folderb are also deleted, and then re-added to RTC, along with their
contents.
Once delivered, viewing history of file.txt in folderA shows that it
was added. None of its history is available from prior to the rename
of the managmentstudio folder.
Is there a way to preserve the history of all the files buried in
the folder tree whose ancestor is being renamed?

Renaming a folder while preserving history of contents is the expected
behavior when using RTC. But you currently need to use the RTC specific
commands when doing the renaming, since if you make your changes
directly to the file system, when RTC scans the file system, it looks
like you've deleted the old tree at the old name and created a new tree
at the new name.

The easiest way is through the Eclipse client ... just apply the "Team
-> Rename in Repository" operation to the folder.

I agree this isn't obvious ... work item 19663 requests that this happen
automatically when you use the Eclipse rename/move operations, rather
than requiring the use of a special Team operation.

You can also use the command line client.

Not sure about the VS client, and I don't think you can do this yet from
the web client.

Cheers,
Geoff

wmansur wrote:
According to this answer there is currently no way to do what you want
to do:

http://jazz.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9718&highlight=rename+folder

2 Enhancements, scheduled for RTC v3.0 do address this: Enhancement
108803 and Enhancement 97855. Both are in the "Triaged"
state at this time.
- Walter

travmanwrote:
Hello...
I have a component, ComponentA, and within that component are some
folders:
root
root\libraries
root\applications
root\applications\managmentstudio

in the management studio are several subfolders, full of source code
files.
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderA
(file.txt, file2.txt, file3.txt)
root\applications\managmentstudio\folderB
(file4.txt, file5.txt)

managmentstudio is spelled wrong. I'd like to rename it to
managementstudio to satisfy my perfectionist self. :)
Doing so results in a folder delete, and subfolders foldera and
folderb are also deleted, and then re-added to RTC, along with their
contents.
Once delivered, viewing history of file.txt in folderA shows that it
was added. None of its history is available from prior to the rename
of the managmentstudio folder.
Is there a way to preserve the history of all the files buried in
the folder tree whose ancestor is being renamed?

Not sure about the VS client, and I don't think you can do this yet from
the web client.