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Auto-completing the baseline

You must select the version to use for each topic, map, and library that your publication references. You can use AutoComplete to select all object versions for you. If necessary, after auto-completing the baseline, you can select a different version for individual topics.

About this task

AutoComplete does not affect those baseline entries that you created manually.

Procedure

  1. In the Publication Manager, open a publication:
    1. Click Publication > Open...
      The tree view of the repository is displayed.
    2. Locate the folder in the repository that contains your publications and click on it.
    3. In the right pane of the window, select the publication you want to open.
    4. Click the Open button.
  2. Click the Baseline tab.
  3. Click AutoComplete.
  4. Select an option for the versions as noted below.
    • Baseline: If a baseline is not already indicated in this field, click Select Baseline. You are prompted to select the baseline to use.

      This affects any object that also appears in the selected baseline. The version used in the selected baseline is used for this publication for the object.

    • Candidate for baseline: If a baseline is not already indicated in this field, click Select Baseline. You are prompted to select the baseline to use.

      This affects any object that contains the baseline name that you selected, in their Candidate for Baseline property. The version in the selected baseline is used for this publication for the object.

    • Latest released versions
      The latest released version is selected for objects that :do not have a version selected and have a released version available
      You are prompted to indicate whether you want to use the latest released version for objects that:have a released version available and have a version other than the latest released version selected
    • Latest available versions
      The latest available version is selected for objects that :do not have a version selected
      You are prompted to indicate whether you want to use the latest available version for objects that:have a version do not have a version selected other than the latest available version selected
    • First versions
      The first version is selected for objects that :do not have a version selected
      You are prompted to indicate whether you want to use the first version for objects that:have a version other than the first version selected
  5. Click OK.