Users with administrative rights can create a branch in multi-user workspaces in order to work on multiple versions of the System Under Test simultaneously. The term "branch" derives from SCM software, such as Git. Branches allow you to create a parallel version of the master branch and make changes without altering the master branch. Use branching to work on multiple versions in parallel to test different upcoming releases, e.g. version 1.1 and version 1.2.

Branches are pulled from the common repository, so any changes you want in the branch need to be checked into the common repository before creating the branch.

Create new branch

To create a new branch, follow these steps:

1. Open a workspace that's connected to the repository you want to branch.

2. Right-click the project root element and select Create Branch from the context menu.

3. Enter a name for the branch and select OK.

Use a branch

In Tosca the main workspace apart from branches is called the master branch. Any workspace not assigned to a branch points to the master branch. Changes you make in a branch don't affect other branches.

To use a branch, create a workspace and select the desired branch (see chapter "Create a workspace for an existing branch").