Adding Extra Files to a Project

If you have project-related files that are not part of the VI hierarchy, such as proposals, specifications, and illustrations, you can still add these files to the project. You also can add support files such as shared libraries (DLLs) and external subroutines (.lsb files) that are not detected normally as part of the VI hierarchy but are necessary to run the software. The files in the hierarchy must be present in your local work directory before you can add those files to source code control.

Note  Do not use the SCC Edit Extra Files dialog box to add VIs to a project. The SCC system adds VIs automatically if they are part of a hierarchy. If you have a set of VIs that you want to store in source code control but are not part of the project, create a new project for the additional VIs. If you want to be able to retrieve multiple projects simultaneously as though they were a single project, create a project group.

Complete the following steps to add extra files to a project.

  1. Select Tools»Source Code Control»Launch SCC Provider to display the Source Code Control dialog box.
  2. From this window, select your project from the Project pull-down menu.
  3. Select Project»Edit Project to display the Edit Project dialog box.
  4. Click the Extra Files button to display the SCC Edit Extra Files dialog box.
  5. Click the Add button and navigate to the files you want to include in the project.
  6. Click the Save button in the SCC Edit Extra Files and Edit Project dialog boxes to save the changes and close these dialog boxes.