Checkout Branch in IntelliJ

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Now that an Issue has been created the next step is to create a new Branch on that Issue to perform updates within.

Prerequisites

Video Walkthrough

Check Out Branch

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Steps

  1. From IntelliJ Idea navigate to the Program Project.

  2. We need to fetch the created branch to ensure it is available to check out.

  3. Click on the main menu (The icon with 4 horizontal lines)

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  4. Navigate to and expand the Git menu and click on Fetch. This will fetch the new branch.

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  5. Allow the fetch process to complete.

  6. Left-Click on the Main Branch Section in IntelliJ Idea to pull up the menu.

  7. Select the 'Remote' Section and Expand it.

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  8. Select the new Branch to expand the menu and select Check out

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