Properties Command (File Menu)

Displays the Properties dialog box, which contains basic information about a VSS file or project, including the size, name, and type.

Access Rights

You must have the Read access right to view the Properties dialog box.

You must have the Add access right to change the type of a file.

You must have the Destroy access right to change the Store Only Latest Version state of a file.

Remark

Click the tab with the information you want. Tab content differs according to whether a file or project is currently selected in VSS Explorer.

Note   Click the Report button on any of the tabs to create a report to send to the clipboard, a text file, or a printer.

File Properties Dialog Box Tabs

General

Shows the filename, type, size, latest version number, last modification date, comment, and whether the entire file history is stored in the VSS database (or just the latest version). You can change the comment and set whether or not to store only the latest version of the file to save disk space. You can also change the file type here.

Check Out Status

Shows the file's name, who it is checked out by (if anyone), whether it is exclusively checked out, when it was checked out, the current version, the check out path (with the computer name), the project the file is in, and the check out comment. You can change the check out comment.

Links

Shows the current share links a file has to other projects.

Paths

Shows which projects have branched versions of this file in the past.