Check In Event

JonShrout · Post by **JonShrout** » Mon May 08, 2006 7:39 am

Please excuse me if this has been addressed before but I couldn't find anything on this with a quick search. We're using Vault 3.1.6.

Can we configure Vault to do a Get Latest Version (on a file) to some other working folder every time a user checks in a file? If not, is there some way to trap the File Check In event (perhaps by using the Vault Client API)?

We need to maintain the source code files on disk (for compiling) in a central location without causing programmers to perform extra steps (e.g. change the working folder to the central location then do a Get Latest Version) every time they check in a file.

Any help and/or guidance would be much appreciated.

TIA

lbauer · Post by **lbauer** » Mon May 08, 2006 8:09 am

You could use Shadow Folders.

A shadow folder is a local folder that contains the contents of a repository folder, and is kept up-to-date in the shadow folder by the Vault server as changes are applied to repository folder.

For details, see Vault Admin Tool Help->Repository Options->Configure Shadow Folders.

Another option, if you are doing builds, is to use the Vault Command Line Client to do a get to a non-working folder. Many of our users write a script that incorporates the CLC, to automate this.