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Using a central repository

An important feature of Text Models is built-in support for Git. Using a central Git repository gives you the following benefits:

  1. Collaboration: A central repository makes it easy for multiple developers to work on the same project and collaborate with each other.

  2. Version control: A central repository allows you to track changes to your documentation over time and roll back if necessary.

  3. Backup: A central repository serves as a backup for your documentation, so you don't have to worry about losing your work if something goes wrong with your local machine.

  4. Access control: A central repository can be configured to allow only certain users to access the documentation, which can be useful in a team setting where you want to control who has the ability to make changes.

  5. Ease of use: It is generally easier to use a central repository because it eliminates the need for team members to constantly synchronize their local repositories with each other.

Here we'll show you how to create and use a central repository in Text Models.

Create a central repository​

Select the menu Repository > New Central Repository. The dialog has options to name your project and select a disk location, and more. Select OK to create the reposity.

New Repository

Clone a repository​

If a remote repository has been created team members can clone it to a local folder. From the File > New Project menu open the dialog and select Clone a repository.

Clone a repository

In the Clone a repository dialog the repository location and the destination folder can be specified. The repository location can both be a URL to an online location (e.g. Github or Azure Repos) or a folder path (e.g. to a shared folder on the local enterprise network). Select Clone to create a local copy of the remote repository in the specified folder.