VSS Client installation

VSS Client installation
1. Open VSS in client system.

2. Right click on project source, select “Set working Folder”.

3. Select the client system project folder to set the set working folder for vss to interact with the client to vss.

4. Create new folder(Ex:- Ad-Dashboard)

5. Right click on Project, select “Get Latest Version” to copy the server version of project to client system.



6. Open the project source folder.


7. Double click on Solution, it will open the project in Microsoft visual studio.
(Note:- The arrow symbols indicate that the project in vss).


8. The lock symbols indicate that the project is in vss and no other developer is check out the source.

9. If anybody check the source files, the right arrow symbol will be associated instead of lock symbol and the other developer will know that by a developer symbol is displayed instead of lock. Means that the other developer can view only, no permission to edit.

Rules to use the project which is deployed in vss:-
1. Always open the project with vss, open the vss solution only.
2. Check whether the code is updated, right click on the file which is updated and select “Get latest version(Recursive)”.

3. If you want to modify the source file, right click on the file select “Check out for edit”.

4. Add comment and click on “Check Out”.
5. A right symbol will be displayed instead of lock symbol.
6. And the other person will get the person symbol, indicates that he can’t modify only view it.

7. After code updation, right click on source file which he check out last time and again add comment on what he modified then click on “Check in”.

8. If he doesn’t want to modify the source file which he check out last time, right click on the file select “Undo check out”.