To ensure a continuous and productive work flow, when a view mode has no files to present, it
offers a set of guiding actions with some possible paths to follow.
Initially, when there is no working copy configured the All Files view
mode lists the following two actions:

All Files Panel
For
Modified,
Incoming,
Outgoing,
Conflicts view modes, the following
actions may be available, depending on the current working copy state in different contexts:
Information message - Informs you
why there are no resources presented in the currently selected view mode;
Synchronize with Repository - Available only when there is nothing
to present in the Modified and Incoming view
modes;
Switch to Incoming - Selects the Incoming
view mode.
Switch to Outgoing - Selects the Outgoing
view mode.
Switch to Conflicts - Selects the Conflicts
view mode.
Show all changes/incoming/outgoing/conflicts - Depending on the
currently selected view mode, this action presents the corresponding resources after a
synchronize operation was executed only on a part of the working copy resources.