You manually add or delete objects from a static deployment group. You can add checked-in objects to a static deployment group from the Repository Manager. You cannot add checked-out objects to a deployment group. You can add objects to a deployment group when you view the results of an object query or view the results of an object history query from the Repository Manager. To add objects from the Query Results or View History window, click Tools > Add to deployment group.

In the Repository Manager, right-click an object in the Navigator or in a detail window, and click Versioning > View History. In the View History window, click Tools > Add to deployment group.

To add several objects to a deployment group, select the objects in the Navigator and drag them into the deployment group. When you select a static deployment group in the Navigator, the Main window displays the objects within the deployment group.

When you add objects to a static deployment group, you can also add dependent objects to the deployment group. You can specify the following conditions to add dependencies:

When you click All Dependencies, you add all dependent objects to the static deployment group. Dependent objects include dependent objects within a workflow or mapping, original objects that shortcuts reference, and primary key sources where there is a primary-key/foreign-key relationship.

To have the Repository Manager use the recommended setting without prompting you, select the option to prevent the dialog box from appearing again. Alternatively, click Tools > Options, and clear Prompt User While Adding to Deployment Group.