Click on the Merge Generation button to specify that another generation of the element (called the merge generation) is to be merged with the generation being fetched (called the retrieved generation). Fill in the Merge Generation field with the number of the merge generation. CMS merges the lines of the two generations and delivers a single copy of the file to your default directory. The merge generation cannot be on the same line of descent as the retrieved generation. When there is a conflict between blocks of one or more lines, CMS includes the conflicting lines and flags the conflict.