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title: Understand Branch overview
description: "For a dedicated Project in a Solution, you can access the Branch overview by clicking:  On the Project in the Solutions and Projects overview:  On the Branch Overview menu in the navigation bar, if you are already inside a Project's Branch:   It is made up of several areas:  The Branch overview header The Branch overview content  The User can only see:  His local Branches His remote Feature Branches The remote Release Branches from all users  More details about the Git Workflow used in biGENIUS-X are here."
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# Understand Branch overview

For a dedicated **Project** in a **Solution**, you can access the **Branch overview** by clicking:

- On the **Project** in the [Solutions and Projects overview](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-solutions-and-projects-overview?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-06-22-9367-AM.png?width=670&height=126&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-06-22-9367-AM.png)
- On the **Branch Overview** menu in the [navigation bar](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-the-navigation-bar?hsLang=en), if you are already inside a Project's Branch:  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Feb-27-2025-09-29-36-9003-AM.png?width=69&height=46&name=image-png-Feb-27-2025-09-29-36-9003-AM.png)

It is made up of several areas:

![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-37-24-9735-AM.png?width=670&height=469&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-37-24-9735-AM.png)

1. [The **Branch overview** header](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-branch-overview#header)
2. [The **Branch overview** content](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-branch-overview#content)

The **User** can see:

- **His local Feature Branches**: he can **start modeling them  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-38-22-8665-AM.png?width=670&height=184&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-38-22-8665-AM.png)**
- The **local Feature Branches from other users** he checked out: he can **only view** the content  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-39-57-8146-AM.png?width=670&height=225&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-39-57-8146-AM.png)
- All the Local Release Branches: from him and from all the other users: he can only **create a Hotfix or generate** it:  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-49-20-7885-AM.png?width=670&height=377&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-49-20-7885-AM.png)
- **All the remote Branches**: from him and from all the other users: he can **check them out**:  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-41-54-7579-AM.png?width=670&height=141&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-41-54-7579-AM.png)

More details about the Git Workflow used in biGENIUS-X are [here](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-git-workflow?hsLang=en).

### Header

In the **Branch overview** header, you can:

- Open the metadata repository URL of the Project  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-07-48-3646-AM.png?width=92&height=35&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-07-48-3646-AM.png)
- [Refresh the **Branches** list](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/fetch-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-27-2023-01-04-12-1747-PM.png)
- [Create a **Feature** Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-27-2023-01-03-51-1687-PM.png)  
  or  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-47-47-7510-AM.png?width=557&height=274&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-47-47-7510-AM.png)
- [Create a **Release Branch** from the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-47-58-3701-AM.png?width=551&height=271&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-47-58-3701-AM.png)
- [**View the Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/start-modeling-in-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-48-14-0084-AM.png?width=555&height=273&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-48-14-0084-AM.png)
- [Generate the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-generation-overview?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-49-13-6090-AM.png?width=557&height=274&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-49-13-6090-AM.png)
- [**Activate** the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/activate-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-49-23-5472-AM.png?width=555&height=273&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-49-23-5472-AM.png)
- [**Fetch** changes from the **Remote Main Branch** to the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/fetch-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated first  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-08-5027-AM.png?width=555&height=281&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-08-5027-AM.png)
- [**Pull** the changes from the **Remote Main Branch** to the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/pull-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated first  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-22-3731-AM.png?width=557&height=282&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-22-3731-AM.png)
- [**Validate** the **Local Main Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/validate-a-local-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated first  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-32-1255-AM.png?width=561&height=284&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-50-32-1255-AM.png)

### Content

The **Branch overview** content displays:

- [Your Local Branches](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-branch-overview#local-branches): Feature and Release Branches
- [All the Remote Branches](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-branch-overview#remote-branches): Feature, Release, and Hotfix Branches

#### Local Branches

For a **Local Branch**, you can:

- [Start **Modeling in a Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/start-modeling-in-a-branch?hsLang=en):   
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-27-2023-03-17-59-2248-PM.png)
- [**View a Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/start-modeling-in-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-50-53-4681-AM.png?width=114&height=48&name=image-png-Sep-16-2025-08-50-53-4681-AM.png)
- [**View a Release Local Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/start-modeling-in-a-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-52-19-5153-AM.png?width=528&height=319&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-52-19-5153-AM.png)
- [Generate a **Release Local Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/understand-generation-overview?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-51-51-3808-AM.png?width=535&height=323&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-51-51-3808-AM.png)
- [Activate a](https://knowledge.bigenius.io/knowledge/activate-a-branch)**[Feature or Release Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/activate-a-branch?hsLang=en):**  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-52-39-6656-AM.png?width=540&height=326&name=image-png-Oct-28-2025-09-52-39-6656-AM.png)
- [Fetch the changes from the **Remote Branch** to the](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/fetch-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch?hsLang=en)**[local Feature or Release Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius.io/knowledge/fetch-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch): The branch** should be activated first  
  **![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-27-5200-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-27-5200-AM.png)**
- [Push the changes of a **local Feature Branch** to the **Remote** one](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/push-changes-from-a-local-branch-to-a-remote-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated first  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-32-5836-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-32-5836-AM.png)
- [Pull the changes from the **Remote Branch** to the **local Feature or Release Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/pull-changes-from-a-remote-branch-to-a-local-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated firstF![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-38-2797-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-38-2797-AM.png)
- [Reset some changes for a local Feature Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/reset-a-local-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-14-17-3102-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-14-17-3102-AM.png)
- Start a Pull Request for a **local Feature Branch**: it opens the Metadata repository URL set for the Project (See [Create a Project](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-a-project?hsLang=en)):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-49-4881-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-13-49-4881-AM.png)
- [Rebase a local Feature Branch to the Main Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/migrated/rebase-a-local-branch-to-the-main-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-16-41-0528-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-16-41-0528-AM.png)
- [Validate a](https://knowledge.bigenius.io/knowledge/validate-a-local-branch)**[Feature or Release Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/validate-a-local-branch?hsLang=en):** The branch should be activated first  
  **![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-15-32-8223-AM.png?width=670&height=297&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-15-32-8223-AM.png)**
- [Delete a](https://knowledge.bigenius.io/knowledge/delete-a-local-branch)**[local Feature or Release Branch](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/delete-a-local-branch?hsLang=en):  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-17-01-9646-AM.png?width=670&height=350&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-17-01-9646-AM.png)**
- [Create a **Hotfix Branch** from a **Release Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/create-a-branch?hsLang=en): The branch should be activated first  
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-17-08-8979-AM.png?width=670&height=350&name=image-png-Apr-29-2025-09-17-08-8979-AM.png)

#### Remote Branches

For a **Remote Branch**, you can:

- [Check out the **Remote Branch**](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/check-out-a-remote-branch?hsLang=en):   
  ![](https://knowledge.bigenius-x.com/hubfs/image-png-Apr-27-2023-03-35-12-0099-PM.png)

 

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