Creating a New Project Using an SVN Folder

Step 1: Start Visual Expert and the Project Wizard

• Launch Visual Expert.
• Open the Create Project Wizard.
• When prompted to select the project language, click on PowerBuilder.

Step 2: Select the PowerBuilder Version

Choose the version of PowerBuilder you are working with.

Step 3: Choose the Source Code Type

• Select PowerBuilder Files/PBLs in SVN as the source code type.
• Click [Next].

Step 4: Connect to the SVN Server

• Enter the SVN Server URL along with your credentials.
• Click Connect to SVN.

Step 5: Verify Connection

If the connection is successful, a confirmation message will appear. Click [Next] to continue.

Step 6: Expand the SVN Folder

Click the [+] sign to expand the folder and display all files.

Step 7: Locate the ws_objects Folder

• Scroll through the expanded list to confirm that the ws_objects folder is present.
• Once verified, scroll back up to the top of the folder list.

Step 8: Select the Parent Folder

• Select the parent folder of ws_objects (for example, PBSample).
• Highlight the PBSample folder and click the right-side arrow (>>) to browse further.

Step 9: Scan Subfolders and Apply Filters

• Click Scan Subfolders.
• Select the file extensions you want to include.
• Exclude unnecessary extensions such as .pbl, .pbg, etc.
• Click [OK].

Step 10: Configure Target Settings

• In the target section (right-hand panel), select the PBSample folder.
• Click on the Settings icon (A).
• Enable the required check box (B).
• Click [OK], then click [Next].

Step 11: Enter Project Information

Provide a Project Name and a Description. Click [Next].

Step 12: Complete the Wizard

Click [Finish] to exit the project creation wizard.

Step 13: Start Project Creation

The project creation process will begin, and the source code analysis will start automatically.

Step 14: Wait for Analysis

The analysis process may take several minutes to complete.

Step 15: Review Analysis Results

• Once the analysis is complete, results will appear in the tree-view.
• Select the PBLs and execute the All PBLs macro.

Step 16: Explore Components

• Each *.pbl.src folder is treated as a PBL.
• The corresponding PBLs are displayed in the tree-view.
• Select one PBL, click Component List, and you will see all components within that folder.