18.2. Versioning and Source Code Control
SQL Server 2005 and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) integrate with source control products such as Microsoft Visual SourceSafe (VSS) and the new Team System. Visual SourceSafe is Microsoft's current source control product. Team Foundation Server is Microsoft's new suite of SDLC management tools—which includes a source control engine.
18.2.1. Microsoft Visual SourceSafe
Visual SourceSafe 2005, which ships with the 2005 developer product suites, is an upgrade to previous versions of the product. It boasts improved stability, performance, access, and capacity. In this section, you'll create a project in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) and use it to demonstrate integrated source control with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe.
To configure SSIS source control integration with Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 2005, open the SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio. You don't need to connect to an instance of SQL Server to configure integrated source control.
To configure Visual SourceSafe as your SSIS source control, click Tools 
Options. Click Source Control and select Microsoft Visual SourceSafe. Expand the Source Control node and click Environment for detailed configuration, as shown in Figure 18-1.
Figure 18.1. Figure 18-1
The Source Control Environment Settings drop-down list contains three options that ...
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