Vault client free standing

[glerler]

I am using vault client independently w/o integration on a project and wanted know if there is a way to automatically add files and folder to the repository? I check out the whole project then when I check it back in I would like to have newly created files and/or folders added. I am not sure if I am being dim but I have to detect to add them. Thanks for you response.

[Beth]

There currently isn't a way for Vault to do this through the Vault GUI client. The ability to automatically add files is present in the interface between Vault and Visual Studio though if you work with the entire project bound.

I can add a feature request.

[glerler]

Thanks for the reply. I am used to it within VS. I am working on a project outside of VS and realized new files didn't find their way to the repository.

[Beth]

I've add your vote to a feature request for that functionality.

As a work-around you could try the Detect New Files function that is under the File menu, or you could turn on Ghosted Files or Folders found in the Vault - Tools - Options - General, and that would show you items that are in your working folders but not under version control.


Just a little more background about why you see the difference in how they work...

Visual Studio has an algorithm that determines what files it wants to add to source control and which ones not to. It looks inside .sln files and .proj files for that data. VS then sends commands to Vault to add files. That is why you see that behavior when working with Visual Studio.

In order for Vault to do the same thing Vault would have to become code smart about all the different types of projects out there, or just require an add of anything that lands in a working folder, which could be bad for some projects.

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