Template Branches Overview

Updated May 30, 2025 15:50

Template Branches Overview

The Template Branches functionality is located within the User Interface Navigation Menu. Selecting the current branch name will display all branches and options to create a branch and the Branch Manager dialog.

Changesets

A changeset is one single value in the stack of changes that are being made on a codebase.

Manage Branches

When a record is selected the options to Make Working Branch is available along with exporting a CSV, In-Line Edit, Make Primary Branch, Copy Branch Preview URL, and Delete Branch when the action list items are selected.

When the Add Branch button is selected the Create Branch dialog will appear. Here adding the Branch name, choosing the icon color and Copy From template then selecting the create button will create a new template branch.

Copy Branch

When Copy is selected from the batch menu action icon the Copy Branch dialog appears and contains a wizard to help copy the current branch to any branch.

Step One: Select Branch

Step Two: Select Changeset

Step Three: Add Notes and Commit

Merge Changesets

When Merge is selected from the batch menu action icon the Merge Changesets dialog appears and contains a wizard to help merge any changesets in the current branch to another branch.

Step One: Select Branch

Step Two: Select Changeset

Step Three: Add Notes and Commit

Branch History

When History is selected from the batch menu action icon the History dialog appears where changes can be selected individually and viewed. Changesets can also be reveret from this menu by selecting the record and choosing Revert.

Note : Template Branches are particularly useful when using PageBuilder. For additional information on how template branches can be used with PageBuilder, click here .

Miva Command Line Tool

Miva Command Line Tool is a comprehensive command line interface tool to help speed up the development process within the Miva software. Once the Miva Command Line Tool is set up locally, global credentials are created using either an API Token or SSH credentials configured in Miva. Using the credentials a remote key will be created to link the local directory with a template branch in the store. After the initial setup is complete template branch assets can be pulled, pushed, updated, and reverted using the core commands. Other useful commands are available like diff, switch, status, log and even a command to create new branches on the store. Learn More

Installation

To install run the following command and add the install directory to your path.
Prerequisites include having python (3.6 or higher) and pip installed locally.

Project Repository https://pypi.org/project/miva-mmt/

  pip3 install --user miva-mmt

To install with elevated privileges and run, which will install the tool for everyone on the local machine.

  pip3 install miva-mmt

To update run the following command.

  pip3 install --upgrade miva-mmt

Rollback Procedure.

  pip3 uninstall miva-mmt

  pip3 install miva-mmt==1.0.2

Token Authentication

To create token credential type within the Miva Command Line Tool an API Token will need to be created within the Miva admin.

Navigate to Settings > User Management > API Tokens . Select Add API Token button.

Name : Required to create a token
Access Token : Need to set up credential in the Miva Command LineTool
Allowed IP Address(es) : Each access token is restricted to a list of IP addresses you want to have access to make API calls. It accepts a comma separated list of IPs. If you don't have static IP addresses, you can disable it by using 0.0.0.0/0 which will allow any IP address. You may also need to whitepst the short hand for ipv6 whcih is: ::/0
Signature :This is required for the Miva Command Line Tool and will be used when setting up a credential.
Timestamp : The command line tool will work with either Timestamp option selected as it automatically adds the timestamp, but it is recommend to require it for security purposes.

After the token has been created the User Interface group needs to be assigned and can be done by selecting the checkbox next to record then selecting the batch list action [...] button. In the dropdown select the Groups option to bring up the assigned group dialog box. In the batch list, assign the User Interface group to the API token and close the dialog box.

SSH Authentication

In order to use an SSH credential type a public and private key must be generated. Miva only supports "ssh-rsa" format SSH Keys and not DSA, ed25519 or ECDSA. One way to generate an SSH key in the command line interface is to use:

  $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -m pem

This will generate both a public and private key file on the local device. The public key file will have a ".pub" extension and this value should be copied into the Miva user under: Edit Profile -> Manage SSH Authentication. Keep note of the private key path as that will be needed when setting up the ssh credential type within the command line tool.

MMT Commands

Infomational Commands

mmt --debug

By passing this optional argument on any command all the requests and responses will output in the terminal window.

Usage

  $ mmt -d 
$ mmt --debug

mmt --help

By running this optional argument a list and information about all the subcommands will be displayed

Usage

  $ mmt -h 
$ mmt --help

mmt --version

By running this command the MMT version will be display

Usage

  $ mmt -v 
$ mmt --version

mmt info

Outputs information about a local MMT directory

Usage

  $ mmt info [-h] [path]

Positional Arguments

  path
// The path of the directory

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

Output

  Remote 
Key: KEY_NAME
Store Code: STORE_CODE
Branch Name: BRANCH_NAME

Credential
Key: KEY_NAME
URL: https://domain_name.com/mm5/json.mvc
Method: Token/SSH
Token/UserName: TOKEN_VALUE/SSH_USERNAME

Branch
Name: BRANCH_NAME
Key: BRANCH_KEY
Tags: <None>Changeset
ID: ID_VALUE
Username: USERNAME
Notes: NOTES

mmt log

Lists the changes made to a specific changeset or to a group of changesets

Usage

  $ mmt log [-h] [-c C | -C C] [-v] [path]

Positional Arguments

  path
// The path to the directory

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help     
// Show help message and exit

-c C           
// Get the changes since a specific changeset

-C C           
// Get the changes for a specific changeset

-v, --verbose  
// Include a list of modified files within each changeset

mmt status

Lists files that have been locally modified

Usage

  $ mmt status [-h] [path]

Positional Arguments

  path
// The path to the directory

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

Value Output

  No Files Modified

mmt diff

Diff files that have been locally modified

Usage

  $ mmt diff [-h] [filenames [filenames ...]]

Positional Arguments

  filepaths
// The list of local files to diff. If blank, all locally modified files will be diffed

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show help message and exit

Configurable Commands

mmt config

Configure settings

Usage

  $ mmt config [-h]

mmt config list

List value of saved configuration settings

Usage

  $ mmt config list [-h]

Output

  diff: <Not Set>editor: <Not Set>

mmt config set

Set a configuration setting (valid values include 'diff, editor').

Usage

  $ mmt config set [-h] key value

Positional Arguments

  key
// Name of the configuration setting (valid values include 'diff, editor')
value           
// Value of the configuration setting

VS Code Editor Example

  $ mmt config set editor /usr/local/bin/code -- -w

The –wait or -w is a command specific to VS Code to tell the editor to wait until the file is closed before continuing. Different editors may have their own flags like this.

mmt config delete

Delete configuration setting

Usage

  $ mmt config delete [-h] key

Positional Arguments

  key
// Name of the configration setting

mmt tag

List, add, set, or delete the branch tags

Usage

  $ mmt tag [-h]

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show  help message and exit

mmt tag SubCommands

mmt tag list

List tags

Usage

  $ mmt tag list [-h]

Output

  #TAG_NAME

mmt tag add

Add one or more tags

Usage

  $ mmt tag add [-h] tags [tags ...]

Positional Arguments

  tags
// The tags to be added

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show help message and exit

mmt tag set

Overwrite existing tags

Usage

  $ mmt tag set [-h] tags [tags ...]

Positional Arguments

  tags        
// The tags to be set

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

mmt tag delete

Delete one or more existing tags

Usage

  $ mmt tag delete [-h] [--all] [tags [tags ...]]

Positional Arguments

  tags        
// The tags to be deleted

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

--all       
// Delete all existing tags

mmt credential

Store credentials

Usage

  $ mmt credential [-h]

mmt credential list

List values of all saved credential keys.

Usage

  $ mmt credential list [-h]

Output Values

  Name, Method, URL, Token, Username, Filepath

mmt credential add

Add a credential

Usage

  $ mmt credential add [-h] [-h] --url URL [--http-basic-auth-username HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME] [--http-basic-auth-password HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD] [--token TOKEN] [--signing-key SIGNING_KEY] [--ssh-username SSH_USERNAME] [--ssh-private-key SSH_PRIVATE_KEY] key

Positional Arguments

  key
// The name of the credential key

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help            
// Show help message and exit

--url URL
// The API URL where API will requests will be sent

--http-basic-auth-username HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME, -m HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME
// HTTP Basic Authentication username

--http-basic-auth-password HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD, -w HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD
// HTTP Basic Authentication password (if the username argument is present and the password
argument is omitted, you will be prompted for the password)

--token TOKEN
// The API token used to make API requests

--signing-key SIGNING_KEY
// The API signing key used to sign API requests

--ssh-username SSH_USERNAME
// The Miva Merchant username associated with the SSH credential

--ssh-private-key SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
// The filepath to the SSH private key

mmt credential update

Update a credential

Usage

  $ mmt credential update [-h] [--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY] [--url URL] [--http-basic-auth-username HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME] [--http-basic-auth-password HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD] [--token TOKEN] [--signing-key SIGNING_KEY] [--ssh-username SSH_USERNAME] [--ssh-private-key SSH_PRIVATE_KEY] key

Positional Arguments

  key
// The key to associate the credential with

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help            
// Show help message and exit

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The new credential key value

--url URL             
// The API URL where API will requests will be sent

--http-basic-auth-username HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME, -m HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_USERNAME
// HTTP Basic Authentication username

--http-basic-auth-password HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD, -w HTTP_BASIC_AUTH_PASSWORD
// HTTP Basic Authentication password (if the username argument is present and the password argument is omitted, you will be prompted for the password)

--token TOKEN         
// The API token used to make API requests

--signing-key SIGNING_KEY
// The API signing key used to sign API requests

--ssh-username SSH_USERNAME
// The Miva Merchant username associated with the SSH credential

--ssh-private-key SSH_PRIVATE_KEY
// The filepath to the SSH private key

mmt credential delete

Delete a credential

Usage

  $ mmt credential delete [-h] key

Positional Arguments

  key
// Delete credential associated with the key

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

mmt remote

Configure a remote resource

Usage

  mmt remote [-h]

mmt remote list

List remote resources

Usage

  $ mmt remote list [-h]

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

Output Values

  REMOTE_KEY
    Credential Key: CREDENTIAL_KEY
    Store Code: STORE_CODE
    Branch Name: BRANCH_NAME

mmt remote add

Add a remote resource

Usage

  $ mmt remote add [-h] --credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY 
--branch-name BRANCH_NAME --store-code STORE_CODE key

Positional Arguments

  key
// The key of the remote resource

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The key associated with the stored credential

--branch-name BRANCH_NAME
// The branch name to checkout

--store-code STORE_CODE
// The store code from which to checkout

mmt remote update

Update a remote resource

Usage

  $ mmt remote update [-h]  [--remote-key REMOTE_KEY] [--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY] 
[--store-code STORE_CODE] [--branch-name BRANCH_NAME] key

Positional Arguments

  key
// The key of the remote resource

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

--remote-key REMOTE_KEY
// The new remote key value

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The key associated with the stored credential

--store-code STORE_CODE
// The store code associated with the remote resource

--branch-name BRANCH_NAME
// The branch name associated with the remote resource

mmt remote delete

Delete one or more remote resources

Usage

  $ mmt remote remote delete [-h] key [key ...]

Positional Arguments

  key
// Delete remote resources associated with the key

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

Core Commands

mmt branch

Create, delete or list branches

Usage

  $ mmt branch [-h]

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show help message and exit

mmt branch list

List all branches

Usage

  $ mmt branch list [-h] --credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY --store-code STORE_CODE

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help            
// Show help message and exit

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY, -c CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The key associated with the remote resource

--store-code STORE_CODE, -s STORE_CODE
// The store code

Value Output

  Branch: BRANCH_NAME
Is Primary: True/False
Is Working: True/False
Preview URL: https://DOMAIN_NAME.com/storefront.html?BranchKey=BRANCH_KEY

mmt branch create

Create a branch

Usage

  $ mmt branch create [-h] [--color COLOR] --from FROM --store-code STORE_CODE 
--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY --remote-key REMOTE_KEY name

positional Arguments

  name                  
// The branch name

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help            
// Show help message and exit

--color COLOR, -c COLOR
// The color used to identify the new branch in the Administrative Interface

--remote-key REMOTE_KEY, -r REMOTE_KEY
// The key associated with the stored remote resource
// Use a Remote Key to automatically derive the credential key, store code, and parent branch name

--from FROM, -f FROM  
// The branch name from which to create a new branch from

--store-code STORE_CODE, -s STORE_CODE
// The store code

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY, -c CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The key associated with the stored credential

mmt branch delete

Delete a branch

Usage

  $ mmt branch delete [-h] --credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY --store-code STORE_CODE name

positional Arguments

  name                  
// The branch name

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help            
// Show help message and exit

--credential-key CREDENTIAL_KEY, -c CREDENTIAL_KEY
// The key associated with the stored credential

--store-code STORE_CODE, -s STORE_CODE
// The store code

mmt checkout

Checkout a branch

Usage

  $ mmt checkout [-h] [-c C] [--ignore-unsynced-templates] [--ignore-unsynced-properties] [--reinitialize] remote-key [path]

Positional Arguments

  remote-key
// The key associated with the stored remote resource

path
// The path where the checked out branch should be created

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

-c C
// Checkout a specific changeset

--ignore-unsynced-templates, -t
// Used to exclude templates 
	// Email Templates / Email settings
	// Product/Category Headers & Footers
	// Page Header/Footers

--ignore-unsynced-properties, -p
// Used to exclude all properties

--reinitialize, -z    
// Reinitialize the state file to the specified changeset. Files that do not exist are added while files that already exist are left unmodified.

mmt pull

Update local files to remote server's version

Usage

  $ mmt pull [-h] [-c C] [--force] [filepaths [filepaths ...]]

Positional Arguments

  filepaths
// The list of local files to update. If blank, all files within the checked out changeset / the specified changeset will be updated

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show this help message and exit

-c C         
// Update to specified changeset

--force, -f  
// Overwrite any locally modified files

mmt push

Commit and push the local files to the remote server

Usage

  $ mmt push [-h] [--notes NOTES] [filepaths [filepaths ...]]

Positional Arguments

  filepaths
// The list of local files to commit and push. If blank, all locally modified files will be committed

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show help message and exit

--notes NOTES, -n NOTES
// Notes describing the changes to be committed

mmt revert

Revert files that have been locally modified

Usage

  $ mmt revert [-h] [--all] [filenames [filenames ...]]

Positional Arguments

  filepaths
// The list of local files to revert

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help  
// Show help message and exit

--all, -a
// Revert all files

mmt switch

Switch to a new remote source

Usage

  $ mmt switch [-h] remote-key

Positional Arguments

  remote-key
// The key associated with the stored remote resource

Optional Arguments

  -h, --help
// Show help message and exit

Developer Workflows

Download Locally

Create new development template branch
Download UI (Templates, CSS, JS, Theme Components) locally
Make changes locally, push up changes to development template branch to preview
Push to Git/Subversion [Code repo becomes the master for all templates]
If multiple developers, they repeat steps 1-4 themselves and push to repository
Merge all code into code repository / Handle merge conflicts

Deploy Code To Production

Create new staging template branch & download UI locally
Overwrite UI with master from code repository
Push up to staging template branch and QA
Deploy to primary template branch via Miva admin using merge, copy or swap

Note: The following things need to be done manually in admin

New CSS/JS files
New Page Templates
New Theme Component
New Item Assignments

Template Branches & Miva Command Line Tool

Miva 10 has introduced several powerful and extremely useful tools to help merchants sell more and easier. Version 10 also included the addition of the largest feature released to date, Template Branches. A whole new set of developer tools to promote quick, accurate, and effective development. The new Template Branches feature combined with Miva Command Line Tool will reduce the development and launch time as well as many other developer-focused benefits.

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Template Branches Overview

On this Page

Changesets

Manage Branches

Copy Branch

Merge Changesets

Branch History

Tags

Miva Command Line Tool

Installation

Token Authentication

SSH Authentication

MMT Commands

Infomational Commands

mmt --debug

mmt --help

mmt --version

mmt info

mmt log

mmt status

Value Output

mmt diff

Configurable Commands

mmt config

mmt config list

mmt config set

VS Code Editor Example

mmt config delete

mmt tag

mmt tag SubCommands

mmt tag list

mmt tag add

mmt tag set

mmt tag delete

mmt credential

mmt credential list

Output Values

mmt credential add

mmt credential update

mmt credential delete

mmt remote

mmt remote list

Output Values

mmt remote add

mmt remote update

mmt remote delete

Core Commands

mmt branch

mmt branch list

Value Output

mmt branch create

mmt branch delete

mmt checkout

mmt pull

mmt push

mmt revert

mmt switch

Developer Workflows