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Enabling Source Code Control Integration

Source Code Control Options

To enable Source Code Control within ProblemTracker:

  1. Login to the workgroup as Admin
  2. Click on the Admin icon
  3. Click on the General Preferences button
  4. Set the following options related to Source Code Control:

    • Enable Source Code Control Integration
      Select Yes to enable Source Code Control Integration
    • Source Code Control Product
      Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Version 6.0 will appear in this section and cannot be changed
    • Path to srcsafe.ini
      Enter the path for the srcsafe.ini file on the server machine where ProblemTracker is installed. Alternatively, if you click on the Find button, the path will be detected based on your registry settings related to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. If there is more than one Microsoft Visual SourceSafe ini file on your machine, the Find button may not detect the one that you want to use. In this case, you can type in the path of the ini file you wish to use.
    • Path to ss.exe
      Enter the path for the ss.exe file on the server machine where ProblemTracker is installed. Alternatively, if you click on the Find button, the path will be detected based on your registry settings related to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. If there is more than one Microsoft Visual SourceSafe ini file on your machine, the Find button may not detect the one that you want to use. In this case, you can type in the path of the ini file you wish to use.

  5. Click OK to save the changes made to the Source Code Control Options
  6. Set up the file system permissions related to Source Code Control Integration using the following FAQ entry:

    http://www.problemtracker.com/pt_faq_howdoi4x.htm#scciperm

Source Code Control User Privileges

In order for a user to access any information related to Source Code Control, they must be members of a group with the appropriate privileges assigned in the User Group Privileges section. User Privileges related to Source Code Control include:

Source Code Control Login Settings

Each user must supply their SourceSafe Login Settings in order to edit the source code list.

To enter the login information, each user should:

  1. Login to the workgroup
  2. Click on the Preferences link
  3. In the SourceSafe Login Settings section, enter the User ID and Password he or she uses to access the Microsoft Visual SourceSafe database
  4. Click OK to save these settings