# Team

The Version Control (Team) preferences page contains options which affect the version management support.

Option | Description | Default
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Show all synchronization information in a resource's text label | Use this option to have the synchronization state of a resource displayed as text in the resource's label. By default, only an icon decorator is used to identify a resource's synchronization state. | Disabled
Show the file author in compare editors | Use this option to display the file author in all compare editors opened by an action on a repository provider (if supported by the repository provider) | Disabled
When editing file in non-shared projects, automatically make files writable if prompting is not possible | Use this option to make the file writable in a non-shared project if prompting is not possible. | Disabled
Reuse open compare editors when opening comparisons | Use this option to have a new comparison open in an existing compare editor. Enabling this option will decrease number of compare editors open. | Enabled
Run Project Set import in the background | Use this option to run Project Set import in the background. | Disabled
Apply Patch in Synchronize view | Use this option to preview patch changes in the Synchronize view. | Disabled
Choose the presentation to be used when displaying Workspace projects | Use this option to configure the default layout used when a synchronization is first added to the Synchronize view. The layout can be subsequently changed in the view drop down menu. | Compressed Folders

Open the associated perspective when a synchronize operation completes

Use this option to configure what happens when a synchronization operation is run. The options are:

- Always: always switch perspectives
- Never: never switch perspectives
- Prompt: prompt to switch perspectives

Prompt

Perspectives | Use this option to configure which perspective is to be shown when a synchronize operation is run. | Team Synchronizing

### Related reference

CVS Synchronize view
Perspectives