Importing assets

When you import an asset, you are copying it into your workspace so that you can modify or reuse the asset. Importing an asset is similar to downloading assets from the IBM® Rational® Asset Manager web client. Your Permissions and Roles dictate how you can work with the assets. For example, if you have the Download permissions, you can import assets.

Before you begin

If the asset is associated with a Source Control Management (SCM) system such as CVS or Jazz™ and you want to download the artifacts directly from the SCM, you must have already configured active connections to the SCM repositories.

Procedure

To import an asset:

  1. In the Assets or Asset repositories view, right-click an asset and select Import Asset. Or, in the Asset Editor view, click Import.
  2. You will be prompted to also import any assets that are related to the asset that you are importing. Select any additional assets that you want to import and click Next.
  3. If the artifacts that are attached to any of the assets are associated with a Source Control Management (SCM) system such as CVS or Jazz, you can choose to download the artifacts directly from source control instead of from the Rational Asset Manager repository. You will see a list of assets that have artifacts associated with SCM.
    1. To apply the same options to all assets, select Same SCM configuration for all of the assets.
    2. To download the assets from the Rational Asset Manager repository, select Do not import files through SCM.
    3. If you have access to the SCM system, to download the assets from source control select Import files through SCM. Then specify if you want the most recent files, a specific branch or stream, or create a branch or stream.
  4. You must import an asset into a project. Select an existing project folder.
    • When you import artifacts that are associated with SCM, the appropriate projects will be created for you.
    • If you do not already have an available project in your workspace, the New Project window will open. Name the project and click OK.
    • If you have existing projects, you can also create a new project by clicking the New Project Wizard icon.
  5. Click Finish. The asset and any related assets will be downloaded into your workspace.
  6. If you see a window that warns you about asset collisions, you are downloading files from the repository that are already in your workspace. To resolve the collisions:
    • Click Yes: The files from the repository will overwrite those in your workspace; or,
    • Click No: If possible, the files will be placed in the project that you defined in step 4 and the files that are already in your workspace will not be overwritten; or
    • Click Cancel: Stops all assets from importing into your workspace.

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