The Visual SourceSafe integration adds Visual SourceSafe fields
to a record type you select, and the Visual SourceSafe tab to the record type
form.
The Microsoft® Visual
SourceSafe integration requires the following steps (described in detail in
the sections that follow)
- Adding the Visual SourceSafe package.
- Saving the schema changes.
- Creating a query in Rational® ClearQuest® client.
- Setting up each client machine.
For instructions on using the integration after completing
these steps, see the Help for the Rational ClearQuest for Visual SourceSafe
tool.
Adding the Visual SourceSafe package
Note: You can only apply a Visual SourceSafe package to
one record type in a schema.
- In Rational ClearQuest Designer,
make sure the schema you want to add the package to is checked in. To check
in a schema, click .
- Click and add the latest Visual SourceSafe package.
See Applying
package upgrades.
Saving the schema changes
After
installing the Visual SourceSafe package:
- Validate the schema changes. See the schema developer help
for more information.
- Click to save the schema changes. See Checking in a schema.
- Apply schema changes to the user database by clicking .
See the schema developer help for more information.
Creating a query in Rational ClearQuest client
You
need to create a query that users can use to find the records you want to
associate with Visual SourceSafe projects.
To create a
query:
- Log in to the Rational ClearQuest Client
as a user with Public Folder privileges.
- Define the query. See the Rational ClearQuest Client
Help for detailed instructions.
Setting up each client machine
Note: When you run the
Rational ClearQuest for
Visual Source Safe tool,
cqvss.exe, the information you
enter is stored in a
.ini file, in the following location:
vss\users\<user_name directory>\cqsspref.ini
On each client machine where the
Visual Source Safe integration will be used:
- Start the Rational ClearQuest for
Visual Source Safe tool (cqvss.exe) located in the Rational ClearQuest home directory.
You can drag a copy of cqvss.exe to the desktop to create
a shortcut to it.
- Log in and select the Visual SourceSafe database you want
to use.
- In the Rational ClearQuest tools
for Visual SourceSafe window, click Setup Tool.
- In the Visual SourceSafe Integration window, select the Rational ClearQuest query you
created in Creating a query in Rational ClearQuest client and click OK.