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1. SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide The new release project may be given a name using the Save or Save As command on the File menu Add Commands On Release Project window click Add before commands button to add commands that executes before the release or click Add after commands button to add commands that executes after the release In file open dialog browse and select exe vbs bat files and click OK Note Multiple commands can be added separated by semicolon Open Existing Release Project From the File menu choose Open Toolbar The file open dialog appears navigate to the release project file rpf and click OK To open it directly without opening the application in your windows explorer double click the release project file rpf Enter SourceSafe login details and click OK on the SourceSafe login prompt No password is required if you are using windows authentication Save Release Project From the File menu choose Save Toolbar a If it is a new release project file save dialog appears navigate to your folder give name and click OK Remove Source Projects On Release Project window select the Source Project and click Remove Project toolbar button Select Source Project Action On the selected source project choose release action from the Action dropdown Release Actions e Release e Get Only e Label Only SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide e Un Label e Skip e Rever2. Directory Path Default value log Description Sets log directory path If you set only the directory name then it prefixes application directory path e g dir application path dir c dir_path c dir_path my documents Mir my documents path dir Temp Directory Path Default value temp Description Sets temp directory path If you set only the directory name then it prefixes application directory path e g dir application path dir c dir_path c dir_path SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide my documents Mir my documents path dir Log Xsl File Default value logxsl xml Description Xsl file name in the application directory that is used for log file html transformation Log Summary Xsl File Default value logsummaryxsl xml Description Xsl file name in the application directory that 1s used for log summary file html transformation Release Xsl File Default value releasexsl xml Description Xsl file name in the application directory that is used for release file html transformation Release Types Default value NET Source Java Source Database Source Reports Files Description Sets release types for release project list will populate the release types dropdown Log Release Action Default value False Description Sets whether to log the release process or not Temp Files Clean Hours Default value 24 Description Temp files will be cleaned after the specified hours License File
3. Name Default value license txt Description License file name that is in the applications folder Help File Name Default value sourcereleaser chm Description Help file name that is in the applications folder Log File Extension Default value xml Description Sets log file extension Release Document Email Message Default value Please find the attached release project document Description Sets default e mail message Data Directory Path Default value data Description Sets data directory path If you set only the directory name then it prefixes application directory path ew dir application path dir SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide c dir_path c dir_path my documents Mir my documents path dir SourceSafe File Name Default value sourcesafes xml Description Sets SourceSafe databases file name that is in data directory Source Backup Directory Default value sourcebackup Description Sets source backup directory path If you set only the directory name then it prefixes application directory path es dir application path dir c dir_path c dir_path my documents Mir my documents path dir Source Backup Default value False Description Sets whether to back up the release source or not Release Prefix Default value R Description Sets default release prefix Note Restart the application after changing the application settings Troubleshooting Error while opening the applic
4. SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Kiran Reddy 7 19 2009 SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Contents PPP Un E EEE e PP PP IO PI 2 e O AAA A E E E Tr mrcee ererry rene 3 er io Le aca ate E PP N EE E E N E E E EE 3 AA e A TEETE A ESE T T EE T TEETE TE TEET TETT 3 io e MAA O o ESO PR A 3 Add SOUS saie Diabase A eS OO MU AI 3 BA o e A O UOC II A Tenn Mer rere tn oem mr ee 3 EO EE E A A A E TA E AE A A E A avast Oper Existing Release PO ESE nesmstc toi ielsrirelo ias ei did ola anian 4 era e a e a E A EE ido E 4 Remove Dates PELOS ETE P EE T E EEE E EE ET q SE e o e CON AAA A E E E A 4 BAIN A E E E UP POS E A A T AT Adi source PiS AAA ON UE i eae a eaea EEVA eepe 5 Add Source Files Using File Selection Wizard asunto E SOE CCF e PP E E AS 5 Doce oun A E E A 5 Fe he OCS AAA e raat o E A EA 5 Check Chance History Conflicts acta di di e od 5 LG EA A A O EI A 6 prom Release Status REport mcr irritable 6 YIN Release Do e ones adn dla 6 pS E A A e E O A OE 6 View Release Summary LOZ peri dada beni 7 a o AAA pea tine acne III II A E 7 sena RCN oe Pratt dare iria road cass 7 OPD ero pios I eae n n E E E un A I E E EET ET 7 PDC AOC A e e O O 8 dro AAA a O UI A va satenreediolisivons 10 A A AA 10 A 11 SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Introduction The last thing developers need is wasting their time on unnecessary documentation and manual release process SourceReleaser is a freeware that helps you with documenti
5. ation This may be because of application unable read the user preferences to resolve locate application data folder usually it is in c documents and settings user application data or c users user application data and locate kirans folder and delete the SourceReleaser exe_Url_ folders Folder File access Error This maybe because of security settings of the application folder to resolve give read write permissions for application folder and its sub folders Or move data temp directories out of the application folder Known Issues Window Flickering Sometimes windows flicker when you add source file from SourceSafe explorer window This is a bug limitation in windows and currently there is no solution for it Word Refresh Word does not refresh when you view the same release document or log file which is already opened in word workaround for this is close the opened document and view open it again Print Preview Print preview window always shows with minimum size window needs to be manual resized Source Project Control Resize Source project control does not resize after removing source project it will be resized after reopening the release project SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Limitations Source Project Reorder It is not possible to change source projects order workaround open the rpf file in xml text editor and copy and paste the SourceProject element and its child elements
6. d in file open dialog browse select the log file xml and click OK 1t open the html log file in the default web browser or in MS word Note Some MS Office versions may prompt you to convert from html choose html and click OK View Release Log After completing the release application prompts you to open the release log and you can open it simply by clicking OK If you want to open the release log afterwards From View menu choose Open Release Log gt In Browser or Open Release Log gt In Word in file open dialog browse select the log file xml and click OK 1t open the html log file in the default web browser or in MS word Note Some MS Office versions may prompt you to convert from html choose html and click OK SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide View Release Summary Log From View menu choose Open Release Summary Log gt In Browser or Open Release Summary Log gt In Word in file open dialog browse select the log file xml and click OK it open the html log summary file in the default web browser or in MS word Note Some MS Office versions may prompt you to convert from html choose html and click OK Print Release Project From File menu choose Print on the print dialog select your print options and click print Toolbar To print preview from File menu choose Print Preview Toolbar Li Note To remove URL footer on print page open your inter
7. net explorer and remove the footer on the page settings Send Release Project From File menu choose Send E mail it opens the default email client with an html attachment of the release document Options From Tools menu choose Options User Preferences Toolbar Visible Default value True Description Sets Toolbar visibility is true or false Statusbar Visible Default value True Description Sets Statusbar visibility is true or false Default Release Type Default value NET Source Description Sets default release type when a new release project is created SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Release Default Directory Path Default value release Description Sets default release directory path Remember Login Values Default value True Description Saves last logged in SourceSafe user id path and name if it is set to true Database Path Default value Data Description Last logged is SourceSafe path Userld Default value Description Last logged id SourceSafe user id Database Name Default value Description Last logged is SourceSafe name Default Release Status Default value Not Released Description Sets default release status when a new release project is created Application Settings Release Number Increment Hours Default value 120 Description Sets duration in hours for release number increment Release File Extension Default value rpf Description Sets release project file extension Log
8. ng and releasing selected versions of source files from Visual SourceSafe with minimal or no effort How it works Create and save a release project developers open the project add selected source file versions to it and save it Then the person doing the release simply opens it and does the releases SourceReleaser gets specified versions of the files from the SourceSafe label them with correct version executes attached commands and documents the release Installation Run the installation file setup exe or SourceReleaserSetup msi and follow the on screen instructions To install SourceReleaser from CD ROM insert it in your drive and follow the on screen instructions If the setup does not start automatically open explore the CD ROM and run the installation file setup exe or SourceReleaserSetup msi Minimum Requirements CPU Pentium 300 MHz or better RAM 64MB or better Free hard disk drive space 10 MB or more Operating System Windows 98 ME NT 2000 XP Vista NET framework 3 5 Add SourceSafe Databases On the Tools menu click Add SourceSafe Database Click on Browse button on SourceSafe Database window Browse and select the Srcsafe ini file in the installed Data directory for Visual SourceSafe Click Add button and finally click OK Create Release Project From the File menu choose New Toolbar 1 Enter SourceSafe login details and click OK No password is required if you are using windows authentication
9. ry Conflicts or on Release project window click Check change history conflicts toolbar button Y It checks change history conflict for each file in the Release project Change history conflict The files that are checked in by other users before your check in and are not included in the release project SourceReleaser 1 0 User s Guide Release Source From Release menu choose Release or on Release project window click Release toolbar button gt Note Set release type to Ready to Release before release To stop the release on Release project window click Stop toolbar button M Show Release Status Report From View menu choose Show Release Status Report or on Release project window click Show Release Status Report toolbar button Select the report fields on Report Status Fields window and click OK Release Status The status of the source files Note Local file version number may not be accurate all the time sometimes SourceSafe does not update the local version number for various reasons for example when it is checked out locally View Release Document From View menu choose View Release Document gt In Browser or View Release Document gt In Word it opens the html document in default web browser or in MS word To open existing release document from View menu choose Open Release Document gt In Browser or Open Release Document gt In Wor
10. t Release Gets the specified version and labels it Get Only Gets the specified version but does not label it Label Only Labels it but doesn t get it Un Label Un labels it Skip Does not do any action simply skips it Revert Replaces it with backed up version and un labels it Note Revert works only if the project is released previously with Source Backup enabled Add Source Files Select the Source Project and click on Add toolbar button 47 on SourceSafe explorer window select the project file and version and click OK Add Source Files Using File Selection Wizard Select the Source Project and click on File selection wizard toolbar buttons on file selection wizard window navigate and select your options filters and check the file versions and click Finish Note It may take several minutes to create the list Edit Source Files Select the Source Project select the source file and click Edit toolbar button or double click on the source file you want to edit on SourceSafe explorer window select the project file and version and click OK Delete Source Files Select the Source Project select the source file and click on Delete toolbar button or press Del key Reorder Source Files Select the Source Project select the source file and up or down toolbar buttons to reorder the files within the source project Check Change History Conflicts From View menu choose Check Change Histo
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