Client Window

The SAW for VSS Java GUI Client window looks like Visual SourceSafe Explorer. The pane on the left side (Project Tree) includes a tree view of the SourceSafe database. The pane on the right (File List) is a listing of the files in the currently selected project.

The file list view includes a status field that offers some information of the file. The lower pane (Status Window) is a listing of recently performed operations.

Window Items

Project Tree

The Project tree displays as a hierarchical tree on the left side of the Client window. The top of the tree is called the root project and is displayed as $/.

SAW for VSS Client users must have a minimum of read permission to this root project in order for SAW for VSS to retrieve the project tree. These permissions are set in the SourceSafe Admin tool.

File List

Name: The name of the file.

User: The name of the user who checked out the file.

Date-time: The date of the remote copy of the file.

Local Modification: The last modification date/time of the local copy of the file in the working folder.

Remote Version: The version number of remote copy of the file.

Local Version: The version number of local copy of the file in the working folder.

Status: Shows the state of the local copy of the file in the working folder.

Status	Explanation
Normal	The local copy in the working folder has not been edited. It matches the version in the repository.
Edited	The local copy in the working folder is checked out and has been edited. The remote version has not changed.
Renegade	The local copy in the working folder has been edited but is not currently checked out.
Needs Merge	The local copy in the working folder is checked out and edited. The remote version has also been edited.
Old	The server copy of the file is newer than the local copy in the working folder. The local copy in the working folder has not been edited.
Missing	The local copy in the working folder does not exist.
Unknown	The local copy exists in the working folder but SourceAnywhere for VSS cannot determine its status.
More Recent	The local copy in the working folder has not been edited and is a version of the file which is more recent than the current version on the server.

Check Out Folder: Shows the path of the check out folder.

Status Window

The Status Window is located in the lower portion of the Client window. The successes or failures of recently performed file operations are dynamically logged to this window. Every operation that is performed in the SAW for VSS Client during a session is documented in the Status Window.

To clear the Status Window, select Clear Status Window from the Edit menu.