I don't see "Development" as a branch type. What should I do?

Gerald Britton

For  a new project based on an existing system, I probably did this the wrong way.  

 

1. Created a new repo, which created a new master branch (it is labeled as the default)

2. put a placeholder file in the master branch

3. Branched master to release

4. Populated release from current system

 

Now, I want to create a development branch, then merge the current release branch into it.  The types listed are

 

Bugfix, Feature, Hotfix, Release and Custom.

 

Seeing that I figure I may have messed up creating the release branch. still learning!  Is it possible to set my release branch type to Release?  Then, when I create a Development branch, which type from the list above should I choose?

I'd like to wind up with master as the Default branch, Develop as the Base branch

Mikael Sandberg

The branch types is just a way of organizing your branches, see Using branches in Bitbucket Server. If you are using Sourcetree these types will show up as folder under Branches. You can also create your own type by selecting custom and then add your type followed by the branch name like this:

branch_type/my_branch

To create you development branch you can just select Custom type and then just name the branch Develop. Then you can set it as the default branch for the repository.