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SourceAnywhere Standalone 3.0.1 (04/07/2011)

Fixed the following bugs in VSS Import Tool:
- Incomplete log file.
- File Content dialog may be not closed after the import completes in some situations.
- Concurrent file access issue.
Fixed bug where sorting by filename in Pending Checkins window doesn't work properly.
Fixed bug where keyword expansion may cause EOL issue in rare situations.
Fixed bug if you perform Get Latest Version on checked-out files to other folders, the files become writable.
Other minor fixes and tweaks.

SourceAnywhere Standalone 3.0 (01/11/2011)

New core functions:

Support for Multiple SQL Server Databases as Storage.
Advantages: 1. Facilitate individual repository backup. 2. Break through database storage limitation of free SQL Server Express. More Info
Email Notification System.
Assigned receivers will receive notification emails when specific events, such as check-out/check-in/Label, are triggered. More Info
Pending Checkins window.
It displays all files checked out by the current user. Tracking check-out path (including computer name) is also supported. More Info
Shelve/Unshelve pending changes. More Info
Display File Status in the Windows Client Explorer.
File status is shown as a column in the explorer pane. Five file statuses are supported: Normal, Missing, Old, Modified, and Unknown. More Info
Set proxy server on Cache Server side. More Info

Core performance improvements:

Dramatically improved overall performance by introducing ZIP compression technique on network layer.
Greatly speeded up Show Project History operation, especially for projects with lots of history records.
Optimized Refresh behavior on project tree.
Optimized integration with Visual Studio. Add-in technology is applied to reduce unnecessary refresh event.
Cache file optimization. SourceAnywhere Standalone now supports writing cache into memory. The performance improvement is obvious when the cache size is larger than 3 MB.
Optimized Project Security page in Server Manager. It's now much faster to check the user rights.

User experience improvements:

Added prompt messages in the following situations to double ensure the operation:

Performing Check In/ Undo Check Out operations on shared files which were checked out to another location.
Performing Check Out/ Undo Check Out operation on files which were checked out by others.
Performing Check In/ Undo Check Out operations on a file which was checked out on another PC.

Security:

Users can now only see repositories to which they have access right on connecting to SourceAnywhere Standalone Server. More Info
Project structure is hidden from users without read right to its parent folder.

Convenience:

Automatically perform Web Deploy operation on web files on check-in. More Info
Adjustable window display modes: Floating, Dockable, Auto Hide and Hide.
Remember the Client status when exiting.
Display working folder path as hyperlink.
Batch operations supported in Status/Wildcard Search Result Dialog Box.
"Mergeable file type" configuration is cancelled. Show Difference operation is always supported for non-binary files.
Show History operation supported in Project Difference Dialog Box.
Added Source Location bar which enable users to locate to a specific project directly. More Info
Added "Error Report" field in the Monitor window of VSS Import Tool to help users pinpoint the failed imported files.
Added modeless window viewing mode.
Added optional merge modes. More Info

Other minor improvements:

Keep internal share links of a project when performing Branch on it.
Optimized the comment type of Keyword Expansion feature.
Optimized the messages returned by Web Deploy operation.
Improved Add Files dialog box.
Added more file extensions as default non-binary file.

Bug fixes

Fixed bug where other users fail to get the updated file without reopening it when the size of a file remain the same after being edited in Visual Studio IDE Client.
Fixed bug where the label is inherited incorrectly when adding a label on a labeled project version.
Fixed bug where users cannot add new items to an existing label in Label Promotion Dialog Box.
Fixed bug where the status of web-deployable folders may get lost when re-opening the Client.
Fixed abnormal display bug in Project Diff Result Dialog Box.
Fixed bug where "The parent project not found in the label tree" error may occur during importing VSS database.
Fix bug where the comment format generated by Keyword Expansion feature might lead to compilation error in Visual Studio.
Fixed bug where VSS Import Tool fails to import the deleted files in VSS database.
Other minor fixes and tweaks.

SourceAnywhere Standalone 3.0 Beta (12/14/2010)

SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.3.1 (07/13/2010)
- Enhanced MSSCCI Plug-in
- Significant improvements of VSS Import Tool:
  - Enabled the users work normally while import is still in process. Users are able to access/edit the data once the latest versions of files/projects are imported.
  - Divided VSS database importing process into four stages: import items, import file content, import pin status and import labels.
  - Greatly improved performance by introducing multi-threading technology.
  - Improved performance of refreshing projects.
  - Optimized Label import.
  - Improved stability.
- Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.
SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.3 (3/30/2009)
- Added Ant Plug-in which allows users to integrate SourceAnywhere Standalone with Ant which supports automatic building. More info
- Added support for Windows Integrated Authentication.
- Added project diff functionality to SourceAnywhere Standalone Java Client.
- Show Difference operation improved:
  - Users can use Show Differences command to compare a file/project to any of their own versions or to others in a local or server path.
  - Added View Options in the Show Differences dialog box when comparing projects.
  - Added Ignore Tab and Ignore White Space options to the Difference option.
- Added Wildcard Search functionality to SourceAnywhere Standalone Windows Client, which allows users to use wildcard characters while searching for files.
- Users can now deploy files in a web project.
- Added a dialog box which appears when users try to delete an item which is already deleted from the project.
- Users can now alter comments through Version Details.
- Added Remote Size column in the Search Result dialog box.
- Added tooltip in the dialog box which prompts when checking out or getting a file when a writable and modified copy already exists in the working folder.
- Fixed bug where registry info of SourceAnywhere Standalone persists after uninstalling SourceAnywhere Standalone.
- Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.
SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.2 (1/25/2008)
- Project Diff operation greatly improved in Windows GUI Client.
  - The performance is greatly improved and the interface is more friendly.
  - Allows users to perform operations, such as Add Files, Delete, Get, Check Out/In, Undo Check Out, Show Difference, Reconcile All, in the Project Difference dialog box.
  - Added Advanced options for choosing files to show in the Project Differences dialog box.
- Added Annotate functionality, which enables users to easily determine who and when made the last changes on each individual section of file.
- MergeHero interface greatly improved. More like Microsoft Visual SourceSafe Visual Merge. More friendly to use.
  - Added Changed Text marker to designate conflicting changes to a file.
  - Added optional way to apply/remove changes - by left clicking the button-like lines in the top two panes.
  - For File Diff, added display options for Ignore Tabstop and Ignore White Space.
  - For Directory Diff, added display options for showing only the files exist in the left/right side, or only the identical/different ones in both places. (Show Left-Only Files, Show Right-Only Files, Show Identical Files, Show Different Files).
- Added support for Dreamweaver CS3.
- Added "Remember Password" option in Login dialog box of GUI Client, Visual Studio IDE Client and Eclipse Plug-in.
- Improved COM SDK.
- Fixed bug where Working Folder positioning failed in the Add Files dialog box when some special software is included in the Folders pane.
- Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.
SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.1 (10/28/2007)
- The database of SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.1 is compatible with the database of SourceAnywhere Hosted.
- Added Encrypt/Decrypt page in Server Manager which allows users to encrypt or decrypt databases to ensure the data security.
- Web Deploy functionality optimized. A web project can be deployed to a FTP server, or multiple FTP servers. And the performance is improved by deploying only changes made in projects.
- SourceAnywhere Standalone is improved to support Eclipse 3.3.
- Java Client can be launched directly by double-clicking the application.
- Added export functionality which allows users to export file/project history, search result and file list.
- SSL root certificate is exported and imported automatically when using SSL encryption.
- Added Description and Email columns in Users page of Server Manager.
- Allows users to see users count in Server Manager.
- Added a file state in IDE Client which helps users judge whether the local copy is the latest version.
- Fixed bug where Server IP in Service Relation page of Cache Server Manager cannot be domain name.
- Other minor bug fixes and tweaks.
SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.0 (2/09/2007)
Product name changed from "SourceHero" to "Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone".
The improvements in version 2.0 include the following:
Cross Platform (Java Client Added)
With a Java client in addition to the standard Windows client, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone 2.0 can run on any platform that SWT (Standard Widget Toolkit) supports, such as Linux, MAC and Solaris, etc.

Cache Server Added
From version 2.0, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone provides a caching solution (optional) for distributed development. It is used to cache copies of requested server files, thereby improving the client responsiveness. More Info

Command Line Client Added
In addition to the GUI Client, Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone provides a Windows and a Java Command Line Client for users who prefer typing commands and those who write or maintain batch files for automatic source control processing. Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Command Line supports all the major operations required for source control. More Info

Eclipse Plug-in Added
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Eclipse plug-in is a team provider plug-in for the Eclipse IDE. It enables users to perform Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone operations within the Eclipse IDE. More Info

Macromedia Studio Plug-in Added
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Macromedia Studio plug-in enables Dreamweaver or Flash users to access their Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone repositories remotely and perform basic operations. More Info

SDK Added
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone provides a Software Development Kit (SDK) which enables software developers to integrate Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone functionality with their applications. Through Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Software Development Kit's APIs, you can develop applications that provide the similar functionality as the client software of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone. More Info

Server-side Improvements
- Management of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Server is divided into two parts: general configuration of Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone service is accomplished through the Service Configurator utility, and repository-related management is done through Server Manager .
- Added support for SSL encryption.
- Added server caching capability. Requested data can be cached on server to speed up client access.
- Added connection pool. Provides an efficient way of maintaining database connection.
Windows GUI Client Improvements
- Improved performance when refreshing file list.
- Added support for SSL encryption.
- Added socket validity check functionality. Enables Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone to check if the socket is valid before network operation.
- Added exclusive locks functionality. Allows you to set the default option for the Request Exclusive Lock checkbox in Check Out dialog box.
- Added Duration for file status caching option for the General tab of Visual Studio IDE Client options. Checking this option may improve the performance of IDE client when there are a large number of files in the solution.
- Fixed other minor bugs.
Dynamsoft SourceAnywhere Standalone Help
Documentation revised.
SourceHero 1.0.1 (6/14/2006)
Fixed bug where SourceHero server installation fails when your default system date/time format is as follows:
- Short date formats with date ahead of month, such as dd-MMM-yy
- Time formats with minute or second ahead of hour, such as mm:h:ss
- Date or time formats with special separators, such as "?"
For those who have installed SourceHero 1.0 successfully, there is no need to upgrade.
SourceHero 1.0 (5/15/2006)
SourceHero 1.0 released!
SourceHero 1.0 (Beta) (1/05/2006)
SourceHero 1.0 (Beta) released!

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