RTC - Flowing changes from one stream to another

Question

I have two streams; a main stream and an r&d stream. I want change sets delivered to the main stream to also flow to the r&d stream. I have a process to achieve this however it is not altogether intuitive and prone to error.

This is my current process;

• Create repository workspace for stream main
• Create repository workspace for stream r&d
• Add the main stream as a flow target in my r&d repository workspace.
• Set the new main stream flow target as 'current' and 'default'
• Accept the incoming change set into my r&d workspace (I don't touch the outgoing change sets)
• Remove the main stream flow target from my r&d repository workspace
• Deliver the change sets accepted in the previous steps to the r&d stream

Is there a cleaner approach which would simply allow me to have the changes flowing into my r&d repository workspace without the need to constantly add the main stream flow target?

Answer 1

The article "How to keep your streams flowing smoothly" comes to mind.

A post-build deliver step would automate the delivery from main stream to r&d stream.

You might need to adapt that process, but it is one way of automating a deliver between streams.

Answer 2

Re: Is there a cleaner approach which would simply allow me to have the changes flowing into my r&d repository workspace without the need to constantly add the main stream flow target?

To simplify your manual syncing of streams, you don't need to explicitly add/remove the main stream to your r&d repository workspace list of flow targets. In the Pending Changes view, if you are showing your r&d repository workspace, you can select "Change Flow Target..." from the context menu and easily switch between main and r&d. This will add the stream to the list of flow targets and set it as current. The default flow target is really only important for a build workspace.

I noticed you also created a repository workspace off the main stream, but don't mention it in your process. It is really unnecessary, as you're only using one repository workspace.

Scott