DT offers a core set of courses aimed at covering the Application Lifecycle, from requirements gathering, analysis and design to development, testing, process and project management.

Visual SourceSafe - Administering

Course Overview
Delegates will gain an overview of all of the essential aspects of Visual SourceSafe. This course is designed for administrators of Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.

What will I learn?
This course will teach delegates all they need to know about Visual SourceSafe. Delegates will learn how to install it, and administrate it for a project or a group.

Course Style
This course is hands-on with practical exercises throughout. We provide you with individual PC's so that you are able to work alone. Class sizes are kept small so that you will receive personal attention. You will take away extensive printed course material, which will be of on going use to you in your work.

Course Contents

Different Administrative Models

• How Version Control is Used
• SourceSafe Stand Alone Usage
• SourceSafe Group Usage

SourceSafe Files and Directories

• SourceSafe Components
• Programs
• INI Files
• Working Directories
• Shadow Directories

Configuring SourceSafe

• Installation Options
• SourceSafe Administrator
• Controlling Users Setting
• General Administrative Options
• Handling Different File Types

Initialization

• Variables
• General Initialization Variables
• Administrative Initialization Variables

Defining Users

• Visual SourceSafe Users
• Adding New Users
• The SS.INI File Merging

Multiple Databases in SourceSafe

• Advantages and Disadvantages
• Setting up More Than One Database

Security

• Project Security Security

Utilities

• Administrative Utilities

Prerequisites
No programming experience is necessary. Some experience with Visual SourceSafe is needed.

Recommended Follow-On Courses
None

Duration
1 day