Manage Item History

To ensure that each version of a database item is recoverable, SQLSourceSafe provides version control and history functions utilizing Visual SourceSafe's capability. The date/time stamp is used to record when a file is created or checked in.

To access to database item history, choose SourceSafe\History from main menu or right click the item on the SourceSafe pane and then select History from the context menu. The system will open the History Option Dialog box prompting user to specify search criteria to filter the item history. The search/filter options are: starting time (From), end time (To), and the user account in Visual SourceSafe (User). If all fields are specified, only the changes made by the specified user during the specified time period will be displayed.

Figure 1 SQLSourceSafe Item History Option Dialog

The next screen shows the history result based on the search option.

Figure 2 SQLSourceSafe Item History

From the Item History Dialog, you can perform the following actions:

1. View database item code - highlight the version that you want to view in the list box and click on the View button.
2. Retrieve code from an earlier version - highlight the version that you want to retrieve in the list box and click on the Get button.
3. Compare different versions - highlight the two versions of database items in the list box and click on the Diff button.
4. View database item details - highlight the version that you want to see the detailed SourceSafe information and click on the Detail button.

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