Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Training
If you are new to Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0 or have some experience but want to gain mastery of this powerful development tool, then this course is for you.
This simple, step-by-step, easy to understand course provides hours of in-depth Visual SourceSafe 6 training from an industry expert. This gifted trainer will teach you how to install and manage your software with basic and advanced administrative tools, command line expansion, INI files, and much more.
Please note that the training may refer to sample files that are no longer available. Students are advised to use the material provided in the training as the actual samples.
Video (VHS) Tape Based Training:
VHS tape provides classroom like visual presentation of lectures. Learn new software skills through step-by-step, easy to understand training sessions. In-depth learning through actual case studies - as trainer steps you visually through real-life scenarios, and teaches you how-to effectively use the software.
Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Trainer:
Larry C. Whipple is the CEO and main consultant for Information Systems Specialist and a contributing editor for DataBase Web Advisor Magazine. Larry has worked in the IT field for over 12 years and has experience working with systems from mainframes to POS Credit card terminals with special emphasis on PC and client/server platforms. He has programmed in over 16 different languages and was asked to introduce Transaction Server as it was rolled out by Microsoft.
Course Outline - Visual SourceSafe 6.0 Training:
Level 1 (2 Hrs 5 Mins)
1.0 What is Version Control Software? (11 Mins)
1.1 Definition & Advantages
1.2 Products
1.3 Techniques
2.0 Introduction to VSS (14 Mins)
2.1 VSS Defined
2.2 Basic Components
2.3 System Requirements
2.4 Librarian Capabilities
2.5 Version Control
2.6 Project Oriented
2.7 Team Coordination
2.8 Other
3.0 Installing VSS (35 Mins)
3.1 Installation Options
3.2 Conversion Issues
4.0 Using VSS The Basics (52 Mins)
4.1 Starting VSS
4.2 The VSS Explorer
4.3 Projects
4.4 Adding & Removing Files
4.5 Working Folder
4.6 Checking Out
4.7 Edit/View
4.8 Checking In
5.0 Administrating VSS the Basics (9 Mins)
5.1 Getting started
5.2 Administration Security
5.3 Users
5.4 Options (General & Project Tabs )
6.0 Reporting the Basics (6 Mins)
6.1 General Printing
6.2 Report Types
6.3 Right-click Menu Reports
6.4 Examples of Reports
7.0 Version 6.0 Differences (8 Mins)
7.1 Version 6.0 Enhancements
Level 2 (1 Hr 57 Mins)
1.0 Using VSS Advanced Features (58 Mins)
1.1 Adv. Explorer Topics
1.2 IDE Integration
1.3 Sharing
1.4 Versioning
1.5 Differences
1.6 PIN
1.7 Rollback
1.8 Cloaking & Database Capabilities
2.0 Advanced Administrative Options (26 Mins)
2.1 Databases
2.2 Back up
2.3 Security
2.4 Options
3.0 Web Project Administration (19 Mins)
3.1 Overview
3.2 Web Related Commands
3.3 Deployment
3.4 Check Hyperlinks
3.5 Examples
3.6 Site Map
4.0 Command Line Utilities (5 Mins)
4.1 Overview of different Utilities
5.0 Tips & Add ON's (7 Mins)
5.1 Tips
5.2 Add ON's
Level 3 (1 Hr 46 Mins)
1.0 Command-Line Interface (28 Mins)
1.1 What is the Command-Line Interface?
1.2 How to use the Command-Line
1.3 Command-Line Interface Options
1.4 Creating alternatives to commands & Listing the 40 Commands
1.5 Examples of using the Command-Line Options
2.0 Keyword Expansion (18 Mins)
2.1 What is Keyword Expansion & how to set it up
2.2 Keywords
2.3 Formatting Keywords
2.4 Using Keyword Expansion
3.0 Programming for Visual Source Safe (46 Mins)
3.1 Programming General Issues
3.2 Driving a VSS Database
3.3 Registering to Receive VSS Events
3.4 The VSS Object Model
3.5 Error Codes
3.6 Code Examples
4.0 INI Files (11 Mins)
4.1 Major INI Files
4.2 INI File Data
4.3 Caveat on using INI Files
