Configure Version Control Options

Configure general version control settings

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), click Version Control. The Version Control page opens.

2. Specify which version control related actions should require confirmation.

3. Specify which operations should be performed in the background.

4. Configure history cache handling.

5. Define issue navigation rules to switch from check-in comments to corresponding issues in a bug tracking system.

Specify which actions should require confirmation

You can define that certain version control related activities should be performed only upon confirmation from your side. The activities for which confirmation is required are specified in the Confirmation settings page.

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), under the Version Control node, select the Confirmation page.

2. In the Files Creation/Deletion area, define how files created or deleted in DataGrip should be added to or removed from a version control system. The available options are:

   • Show options before adding to version control

   • Add silently

   • Do not add

3. In the Display options dialog when these commands are invoked area, specify the commands, for which you want DataGrip to display the Options dialog. The available options are:

   • Check Out

   • Status

   • Get Latest Version

   • Update

   • Undo Check Out

4. Configure additional settings for working with changelists by selecting or clearing the corresponding checkboxes:

   • Specify whether the read-only state of files should require explicit cancellation.

   • Specify whether meaningful comments on committing files to the repository should be required.

   • Specify whether uncommitted changes should be moved to another changelist.

   • Specify whether and how to create a changelist if the commit operation fails.

Specify the operations to run in the background

You can enable background execution of certain version control related activities. These activities are specified in the Background settings page.

1. Below the In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), under the Version Control node, select the Background page.

2. Enable background execution of the necessary actions by selecting the corresponding checkboxes. Background execution can be set for the following actions:

   • Update

   • Commit

   • Checkout

   • Edit/Checkout

   • Add and remove

   • Revert

   • History Cache Handling

   • Detecting "changed on server" conflicts

Configure history cache handling

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), under the Version Control node, select the Background page.

2. Set the cache scope. Depending on the version control system you are using, do one of the following:

   • Specify the maximum number of changelists to be stored in the cache.

   • Specify the maximum number of days for a changelist to be stored in the cache.

3. Specify whether and how often (in minutes) you want your version control system to refresh the cache.

1. In the Settings/Preferences dialog (Ctrl+Alt+S), click Version Control, and then click the page for your VCS.

2. Set up options as required. For detailed information, see VCS-specific pages of the Version Control settings.