*:::: Edit the commit message to include the ticket number as above, then save your changes.
 *:::: *Note*: =GitTrac= edits to git commit messages *do not* affect the actual git repository -- if you run "git log", you'll see your original commit message, but =GitTrac= will use the edited message.
 
+1::: After the push, you can also associate the commit with the appropriate ticket(s) without editing the commit message(s).
+*:::: Find the relevant commit in =GitTrac= and note the =GitTrac= commit ID (the 5-digit number in square brackets).
+*:::: Edit the appropriate ticket, add the commit ID *without the brackets* to the field `Associated Check-ins', and apply your changes.
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 1:: Verify that all of the commits that you expect are present.
 
 1:: Verify that there aren't unexpected commits or commits that are only 1/2 committed.