Open a remote project
Open a remote project to view a shared project that other users edit.
Pull the changes that other users make to see the latest version of the project before incorporating the changes or making any additional changes.
- If there is an open project, selectProjectand then selectClose HMI project.
- SelectCloseor if there are changes to save, selectSave and close.
- OnCreate a new project, selectOpenand then selectRemote.
- On the Start page, complete:
- Remote URL.Enter the URL of your remote repository. This is the location that stores the project remotely. If you do not know the URL, ask your System Administrator.
- Location. Enter the folder on your local computer where you will save and commit changes before pushing them to the remote repository. The default location is. Select to browse for a different location.C:\Users\UserName\Documents\Rockwell Automation\FactoryTalk OptixTIP: If you are signed in toFactoryTalk Optix Studio, you do not have to know theRemote URLorLocation.Create a new projectautomatically displays all of the potential repositories accessible with your Git Hub account and all of the projects that you can open.
- SelectOpen. "Opening project from remote" appears in the status bar and the new project opens with the same name as the remote repository.
- If, in the main toolbar,Pull from remoteis blue and contains a number, the project has committed changes on the remote repository that you need to pull in order to see the latest version of the project. The message "Remote changes available to pull" appears in the status bar.
- SelectPull from remote. The message "Pulling project from remote" appears in the status bar.Any conflicts between changes in the remote repository and changes in the local project appear highlighted inPull preview. Green rows inPull previewshow changes from the remote repository, not conflicts.
- InPull preview, expand a highlighted conflict to display values that are in conflict.
- Select the version of content to keep:
- Individual local change. In a highlighted row, select the local change on the left.
- All local changes. At the top of the preview, selectTake all local.
- Individual remote change. In a highlighted row, select the remote change on the right.
- All remote changes. At the top of the preview, selectTake all remote.TIP: An icon in a row inPull previewindicates:
- A conflict exists between the local and remote project.
- A conflict was resolved by selecting either the local or remote change in the row.
- A change exists in the local or remote project.
- An object was added.
- An object was removed.
- SelectAccept and pushto accept the selected changes, or selectCancelto reject all of the conflicts in the remote project and retain the values in the local project.
The project opens and the message "Project synchronized on remote" appears in the status bar.
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