How to merge object repository files (QTP 9.0)?

Merging a local object repository with a shared object repository:
To merge the contents of a local repository into a shared repository, the shared repository must be associated with the action containing the local repository. In the Object Repository Manager, select the “Update from Local Repository” option.

Updating the Shared Object Repository with the objects in the Local Repository will merge all objects from the Local Repository into the Shared Repository. All objects will be removed from the Local Repository.

1. Save the script containing the Local Repository. Open a new test.
2. Go to Resources -> Object Repository Manager.
3. In the Object Repository Manager window, go to File -> Open, and select the Shared Object Repository file. Clear the “Open in read-only mode” checkbox.
4. If the repository file opened in read-only mode, go to File -> Enable Editing.
5. Go to Tools -> Update from Local Repository.
6. Click the “Add Tests” icon button. If you are connected to a TestDirector for Quality Center with Business Process Testing, you will have the option to browse for a test or a component. Select the appropriate choice.
7. Navigate to the test or component containing the Local Repository.

Note:
You can only add a test containing actions that are associated with the Shared Object Repository you are updating and whose Local Object Repositories contain objects.

8. In the Update from Local Repository dialog, select the desired action.
9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 as needed.
10. Click <Update All>.

Note:
If the test using the Shared and Local Repositories is currently open, you may receive an error similar to the following:

“You cannot update this shared object repository from the <path> test’s local object repository because the test is currently locked by ‘<username> on machine ‘<machine name>’. Wait for the test to be unlocked and then try to perform the update operation for this test again.

If so, open a new test in QuickTest Professional to release (unlock) the test and repeat step 10.

11. Perform any steps needed to resolve conflicts.
12. If you are performing multiple merges, go to File -> Save and Merge Next to perform the next merge (the Local Object Repository of the next action being merged into the Shared Object Repository).
13. Click <Yes> to save your changes between merges. If you click <No>, the current merge (objects merged from the last action) will not be saved.
14. Repeat steps 11 through 13 to complete the multiple merges.
15. Choose File -> Exit, then click <Yes> to save the updated Object Repository.  

Merging shared object repositories:
1. Open the Object Repository Manager.
2. Go to Tools -> Object Repository Merge Tool.
3. In the New Merge window, browse to the primary repository file. Mercury recommends selecting the repository file you have invested the most time into as the primary repository file.
4. Select the secondary repository file.
5. Click <OK>.
6. Review the merge statistics, as described in Viewing Merge Statistics, and click <Close>.
7. Resolve any merge conflicts that were reported.

Resolving object conflicts:
Conflicts between objects in the primary and secondary object repositories are resolved automatically by the Object Repository Merge Tool using default resolution settings. For information on defining the default settings, refer to the QuickTest Professional User’s Guide (Help -> QuickTest Professional Help -> QuickTest Professional User’s Guide -> Managing and Merging Object Repositories -> Merging Shared Object Repositories -> Defining Default Settings).

The Object Repository Merge Tool also allows you to change the way the merge was performed for each individual object that causes a conflict.

1. In the object repository tree, select an object that has a conflict (there will be an icon to the left of the object name). The conflicting objects are highlighted in the source repositories. A description of the conflict and the resolution method used by the Object Repository Merge Tool is described in the Resolution Options pane.
2. In the Resolution Options pane, select a radio button to choose a resolution method. The target object repository is updated according to your selection and redisplayed.

Note:
The resolution method the Merge Tool used is selected by default.

3. Click <Previous Conflict> or <Next Conflict> to jump directly to the next or previous conflict in the target object repository hierarchy.
4. Repeat steps 1 through 3, as needed.
5. Save the merged object repository file