The New Workspace Command
(Screen 2 of 3: Choosing a Name and Location for the Workspace)
Name of Workspace to Create
No two workspaces in the same AccuRev repository can have the same name, even if they are in different depots. Moreover, streams, snapshots, workspaces, and reference trees all share the same namespace: no two of them can have the same name. See User-Specified Names for AccuRev Entities.
A workspace name always ends with a username suffix. For example, if your username is akp and you specify thorn_dvt as the workspace name, AccuRev creates a workspace named thorn_dvt_akp.
Notes (click to view):
Can I type in the username suffix myself?
Yes. If your username is akp and you enter a workspace name that ends with _akp, AccuRev doesn't change the name before creating the workspace.
Can I type in someone else's username suffix?
No, you cannot create a workspace for some other user in this way (or in any other way). If your username is akp and you enter the workspace name thorn_dvt_john, AccuRev creates a workspace named thorn_dvt_john_akp.
Location
You can specify any location in the client machine’s file system for the new workspace tree The ordinary directory tree, located in the user's disk storage, in which the user performs development tasks and executes AccuRev commands.. You can also create a workspace tree on a remote machine’s disk, as long as that location is accessible on your machine. Access controls imposed by the operating system and/or network file system may restrict where you can create a workspace. See User-Specified Names for AccuRev Entities.
Here are some guidelines for using the Append workspace name to its location checkbox:
If you are creating a new, empty workspace, enter the name of an existing directory (or Browse to it) and check the checkbox.
If you are declaring that AccuRev should consider an existing directory to be a workspace, enter that directory's pathname and clear the checkbox.
In any case, make sure the Workspace will be created at value is correct before leaving this wizard screen.
Notes (click to view):
Don’t create a workspace within the AccuRev installation area .
Don’t create a workspace within another workspace.
Don't cross a physical file system boundary, whether local or remote. [example ]
Next screen of wizard: configuring the workspace