Select Target Changelist dialog

Use this dialog to roll back changes from a certain changelist.

Item	Description
Existing Changelist	Choose this option restore the shelved changes in one of the existing changelists. Choose the target changelist from the list.
New Changelist	Choose this option to create a new changelist and restore the changes from the shelf in it. Name: in this text box, type the name of the changelist to be created. Comment: in this text box, type an optional description of the new changelist. Make this changelist active: select this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA automatically give the active status to the new changelist immediately after the changes are restored in it. When this checkbox is cleared, the current active changelist remains active. Track context: select this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA preserve the context of the task associated with the new changelist on its deactivation and restore the context when the changelist becomes active. For more information, refer to Manage tasks and contexts.
Remove successfully applied files from the shelf	Clear this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA still display already unshelved changes in the Shelf tab so that you can apply them once more if necessary. When this checkbox is selected, the changes are not displayed in the Shelf tab after they are unshelved.

Item

Description

Existing Changelist

Choose this option restore the shelved changes in one of the existing changelists. Choose the target changelist from the list.

New Changelist

Choose this option to create a new changelist and restore the changes from the shelf in it.

Name: in this text box, type the name of the changelist to be created.
Comment: in this text box, type an optional description of the new changelist.
Make this changelist active: select this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA automatically give the active status to the new changelist immediately after the changes are restored in it. When this checkbox is cleared, the current active changelist remains active.
Track context: select this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA preserve the context of the task associated with the new changelist on its deactivation and restore the context when the changelist becomes active. For more information, refer to Manage tasks and contexts.

Remove successfully applied files from the shelf

Clear this checkbox to have IntelliJ IDEA still display already unshelved changes in the Shelf tab so that you can apply them once more if necessary.
When this checkbox is selected, the changes are not displayed in the Shelf tab after they are unshelved.

Last modified: 03 August 2022