How to use the plug-in

1. Basic Functions

• Get Latest Version: Gets the latest version from SourceAnywhere Repository. If a writable copy of a file exists, the user will be prompted if the local copy should be replaced.
  

• Refresh Status: Updates the checkout status of an item.
  

• Check Out: Checks out the item from SourceAnywhere Repository. If a writable copy of a file exists, the user will be prompted if the local copy should be replaced.
  

• Check In: Checks the item with changes into SourceAnywhere Repository.
  

• Undo Checkout: Gives up the changes (if any). The user will be prompted if the file is changed. All affected files corresponding editors will be reverted after the undo.
  

• Label Item: Assigns a label to the item.
  

• History: Displays the history information of a file. This function is only available on files.

History Options

Allows you to specify the date range or user for filtering the file history.

History Of File

View

Displays the content of the file with the default editor.

Details

Displays the details of the selected history item of the file, including the version number, date, user, label, etc.

Get

Gets the file to your workspace.

Diff

You can compare the selected version of the file with the local copy in workspace, or to any other version of the file. To compare two different versions of a file, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting the two versions. Then click the Diff button.

• Property: Displays the property of a file containing the basic information of the file. This function is only available on files.
  

• Remove From Repository: Removes the item from SourceAnywhere Repository.
  

• Add: Adds the item to SourceAnywhere Repository.
  

• Compare With Latest: Compares the local file with the latest version of the file in SourceAnywhere Repository.
  

• Deconfig Project: Removes SourceAnywhere plug-in from the project. This operation will not remove the project from SourceAnywhere Repository. Available on the project root folder.

For more details about the basic functions of SourceAnywhere plug-in, please refer to the help file of SourceAnywhere.

2. View Status Messages

SourceAnywhere Message window displays the status message of SourceAnywhere. To enable the window, select Window ->Show View -> Other -> SourceAnywhere.

3. Customizing SourceAnywhere plug-in

SourceAnywhere options can be found under Window -> Preferences -> Team -> SourceAnywhere Option.

4. SourceAnywhere Plug-in menu and shortcuts

To enable SourceAnywhere plug-in menu and shortcuts, select Window -> Customize Perspective.

Shortcuts

Commands

5. Label Decorations

To enable status showing for each item in the project, select Window -> Preferences -> Workbench -> Label Decorations.

• Each project that is mapped to SourceAnywhere Repository is shown with a little "database" icon, and the project name is followed by "(SourceAnywhere Repository alias--current user--the remote path of the project)".  
• Each file known to exist in SourceAnywhere Repository is shown with a little "database" icon. 
• Each file known to be checked out will have the checkout user shown after the filename, if the file is checked out by multiple users,  "..." will be shown after the current checkout user name. 
• Each file, which the current user has checked out, will have a small checked icon.