VSS Features of Note

• -projects
• -sharing (to share files between projects)
• -project labels (to facilitate restore of a version)
• -deploy
• -shadow
• -keyword embedding
• -site map
• -link checking
• -pinning
• -branching
• -merging
• -project differences (lists which files in working are diff from
• project)
• -archiving off older versions
• -cloaking (hide files or projects not of interest to you)

See scenario for web team processing at http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe/techmat/vssweb.htm

librarian, historian, security guard

Features inherent in project orientation: http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe/PRODINFO/SSUNIQUE.HTM and http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe/TECHMAT/SPROJECT.HTM

-see vsstrain.ppt for slides

-share/pin/branch scenario in vsstrain.ppt

-branch and pin are used to avoid problems caused by sharing files

-vss 5 supports mgt of access97 files (http://www.microsoft.com/products/prodref/223_faq.htm#2125), see http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe/TECHMAT/SSCONTRL.HTM

-promotions (and using labels and branch/merge) http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q157/9/82.asp

For additional information, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q132923 - Sharing SourceSafe Projects

Q132971 - Merging SourceSafe Files

Q132922 - Sharing SourceSafe Files

Q132921 - Branching or Separating SourceSafe Files and Projects

Several defect tracking packages at: http://www.microsoft.com/SSAFE/TECHMAT/bugtrack.htm and http://www.microsoft.com/ssafe/prodinfo/SOTHER.HTM

-vss trial: http://www.microsoft.com/msdownload/ssafe/default.htm

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