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SVN Repository Location Wizard

'SVN Repository Location Wizard' provides a possibility to add a new repository location link to your workspace. Accessible from 'SVN Repository View' (click on 'New Repository Location' button), 'File>New' menu in the 'Repository Exploring Perspective' and from 'New>Other' menu in every other perspective. User should specify all necessary options and click 'Finish' to accept an action or 'Cancel' to discard it.

Option Description Default
Validate repository location on finish Specifies if the plug-in should check a repository location, offered by user, for existence. Enabled
Show credentials for: Specifies repository location authentication realm credentials. -

General

Option Description Default
URL Specifies an URL for a new repository location. 'blank'
Label Specifies which label will be used in the workspace for the repository. To use custom label choose 'Use custom label' and input the wished name into editable space. 'Use repository URL as the label'
User Input user name (login) here. 'blank'
Password Input password here. 'blank'
Save password Enables/disables saving login/password information in a file on a local machine. Disabled

This is how 'General' tab group looks like:

General tab group

Advanced

Option Description Default
Enable Structure Detection Specifies if the Subversion® should detect the structure of repository. Enabled
Trunk Specifies trunk name to use for structure detection. trunk
Branches Specifies branches name to use for structure detection. branches
Tags Specifies tags name to use for structure detection. tags
Override author name with represented below Specifies if the author name should be overridden for repository affecting operations. Disabled

Note:

Please pay special attention that pre-revprop-change hook should be implemented for the repository and should allow to change "svn:author" revision property.

This is how 'Advanced' tab group looks like:

Advanced tab group

SSH Settings

Specifies SSH setting for a repository.

Option Description Default
Port Specifies port number for SSH. 20
Authentication Selecting of an authentication method: 'Password' or 'Private Key'. For 'Private Key' authentication input file path and password phrase. There is also an option of password phrase saving feature enablement. 'Password'

This is how 'SSH Settings' tab group looks like:

SSH Settings tab group

SSL Settings

Specifies SSL setting for a repository.

Option Description Default
Enable Client Authentication Specifies if the SSL client authentication is needed. Disabled

This is how 'SSL Settings' tab group looks like:

SSL Settings tab group
Related topics
SVN Repository View
SVN Repository Dialog

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