Working with SourceSafe

In this Help section you will find information about working with source control features of SQLSourceSafe.

Source Control in SQLSourceSafe

Provide an overview of source control implementation in SQLSourceSafe.

Common Edit Functions

Describe the common edit functions from Visual SourceSafe.

Get Latest Version

Describe how to get latest version database items from Visual SourceSafe.

Check Out

Describe how to check out a database item from Visual SourceSafe for editing.

Check In

Describe how to check in a checked out database item.

Undo Check Out

Describe how to undo a check out.

Label a Version

Describe how to compare one database item in different versions or compare the latest version in SourceSafe against the current version in SQL Server.

Manage Item History

Describe how to manage database item history of different versions in Visual SourceSafe.

Retrieve a Database Item of Specified Version

Describe how to retrieve a database item history of specified versions in Visual SourceSafe.

Compare Database Items

Describe how to compare one database item in different versions or compare the latest version in SourceSafe against the current version in SQL Server.

Manage Database/Database Category History

Describe how to manage the history of a folder that is either a database category or Visual SourceSafe project.

Compare Database/Database Category

Describe how to compare a folder, which is either a database category or Visual SourceSafe project, between the latest code in Visual SourceSafe and the current code in SQL Server database.

Retrieve Labeled Database/Database Category

Describe how to retrieve a labeled version database items or a labeled version database category items in Visual SourceSafe.