You can only create branches from maps.

1. In the content library, click a map and from the right pane, select Branches.
2. Click Create Branch.

   

3. Fill in the New branch name field.
4. Optional: If you do not want to switch to the new branch when it is created, clear the Navigate to new branch check box.
5. Click Create.

You can see the contents of different branches in the content library by switching between the branches.

Heretto CCMS enables you to merge changes between branches and resolve conflicts.

1. If you want to merge a map to another branch, do the following:
   1. In the content library, right-click a map and select Branching.
   2. Click Push Changes > Merge.
2. If you want to merge a topic to another branch, do the following:
   Note: By default, merging/replacing topics is disabled and the Topic Merge/Replace icon is hidden. To enable this feature, contact a Customer Success Manager.
   1. In the content library, hover over a topic or a map that contains the topic, and click Open.
   2. In the Topic Toolbar, click the Topic Merge/Replace icon and select Merge.
3. In the Merge dialog, from the Into drop-down menu, select the branch that you want to merge to.

   

4. In the Filter files to be merged section, do any of the following:
   • To only merge the files with given file statuses, complete the File Status field.
   • To only merge the files owned by a given user, complete the Owner field.
5. Click Continue.
6. If the Conflict Manager window appears, do the following:

   

   1. For each resource or section, select an appropriate option.
   2. If prompted, accept or reject changes and select an appropriate option.
   When every conflict is resolved, a dialog appears.
7. In the dialog, click Finish.

Heretto CCMS enables you to overwrite branches by replacing files in one branch with files from another branch.

1. If you want to overwrite a map in another branch, do the following:
   1. In the content library, right-click a map and select Branching.
   2. Click Push Changes > Replace.
2. If you want to overwrite a topic in another branch, do the following:
   Note: By default, merging/replacing topics is disabled and the Topic Merge/Replace icon is hidden. To enable this feature, contact a Customer Success Manager.
   1. In the content library, hover over a topic or a map that contains the topic, and click Open.
   2. In the Topic Toolbar, click the Topic Merge/Replace icon and select Replace.
3. In the Replace dialog, from the Into drop-down menu, select the branch with content that you want to replace.

   

4. In the Filter files to be merged section, do any of the following:
   • To only overwrite the files with given file statuses, complete the File Status field.
   • To only overwrite files owned by a given user, complete the Owner field.
5. Click Replace.
   The Branching Tab displays the progress of the replace operation.

1. In the content library, click a resource that was impacted by a branching operation and in the right pane, select History.
2. In the History tab, do the following:
   1. In the left pane, locate the branching operation Revision that you want to revert.
      Branching operations are labeled with either “Branched” or “Merged”.
   2. Select a Revision occurred before the branching operation.
   3. In the right pane, click Restore.
3. In the dialog, click OK.
4. In the Edit the commit details window, click Save.

1. In the Dashboard, click Branching.
2. In the list, identify the branch that you want to delete and click the corresponding Remove button.
3. Warning: The following operation cannot be reversed!
   In the dialog, type in DELETE and click DELETE.