Hidden directories

You can configure unused (deprecated) directories as 'hidden' in FishEye. Hidden directories will not be shown to users in the FishEye user interface, unless a user has specifically elected to view hidden directories in their user profile. This can be useful if you have old directories that you don't want cluttering the screens by default. Please note, FishEye will still index and cache these directories.

Note, this administration option does not affect the user's option of hiding empty directories and deleted files, when browsing a repository. See Browsing through a Repository for details.

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Configuring hidden directories

Configuring hidden directories for a specific repository

To configure hidden directories for a repository:

1. Click the'cog' menu in the FishEye header, and choose Administration. You will need to be logged in as an administrator to see this link.
2. Click the Repositories link. The list of repositories set up in your FishEye instance will be displayed.
3. Click the name of the repository, (under the 'Name' column in the list of repositories). The Repository Options for the repository will be displayed in a dialogue.
4. Click the Hidden Directories tab. The 'Hidden Directories' screen will be displayed (see screenshot below).
5. Configure the hidden directories for the repository as desired:
   
   • Click Add to add a new hidden directory pattern. See the Adding a Hidden Directory section below for further instructions.
   • Click the cog icon () next to a hidden directory pattern and then Edit to edit the pattern. The editable 'Hidden Directory' dialogue is identical to the 'Add Hidden Directory' dialogue. See the Adding a Hidden Directory section below for further instructions.
   • Click the cog icon () next to a hidden directory pattern and then Delete to delete the hidden directory pattern.
6. Save your changes.

Configure hidden directories for all repositories

To configure hidden directories for all repositories,

1. Click the'cog' menu in the FishEye header, and choose Administration. You will need to be logged in as an administrator to see this link.
2. Click the 'Defaults' link. The 'Repository Defaults' will be displayed.
3. Click the 'Hidden Directories' tab. The 'Hidden Directories' screen will be displayed (see screenshot below).
4. Configure the hidden directories for all repositories as desired:
   • Click the 'Add...' link to add a new hidden directory pattern. Hidden directory patterns for your repository defaults will be inherited by all repositories. See the Adding a Hidden Directory section below for further instructions.
   • Click the cog icon () next to a hidden directory pattern and then Edit to edit the pattern. The editable 'Hidden Directory' dialogue is identical to the 'Add Hidden Directory' dialogue. See the Adding a Hidden Directory section below for further instructions.
   • Click the cog icon () next to a hidden directory pattern and then Delete to delete the hidden directory pattern.
5. Save your changes.

Screenshot: Configuring hidden directories for all repositories

Adding a hidden directory

To add a new hidden directory,

1. Navigate to the hidden directories for a specific repository or the repository defaults, as described above, and click Add to add a new hidden directory pattern. The 'Add Hidden Directory' dialogue will be displayed.
2. Complete the fields on the dialogue as follows:
   
   • Pattern — Enter the pattern for directories that you want to be hidden in FishEye.
   • Case Sensitive — By default, hidden directory patterns are case-sensitive but they can be configured to be case-insensitive. If your repository is set to be case-insensitive (Perforce) then hidden directory patterns will also be case-insensitive, regardless of how the individual patterns are configured.
3. Click Add to add the hidden directory pattern.

Screenshot: Adding a new hidden directory pattern