Managing the VersionVault WAN server connection from Visual Studio

You can connect to and disconnect from the VersionVault WAN server from the Visual Studio IDE.

Before you begin

Install the VersionVault Explorer Remote Client or the VersionVault Windows Explorer for Windows, specifying the VersionVault for Visual Studio package. See Installing VersionVault Explorer for Microsoft Visual Studio.

About this task

In the Microsoft Visual Studio IDE views where the VersionVault menus are available, you can connect and disconnect the VersionVault WAN server from:
  • The Connect option on the VersionVault menu
  • The VersionVault - Web toolbar
  • The pop-up menu of the web views that are listed in FrontDesk > Views
  • The pop-up menu of the solutions that are listed under the FrontDesk > Views
  • The pop-up menu of the File and Project, Solution actions that are listed in Solution Explorer.
Note: When the VersionVault WAN server is disconnected, VersionVault operations that depend on a server connection are not available on the VersionVault menus in Visual Studio. For example, the Check In and Check Out options are not shown on the VersionVault menus in Visual Studio when the server is disconnected.

Procedure

To enable the VersionVault - Web toolbar in Visual Studio:
  1. Use the Visual Studio Tools > Customize action to manage the Visual Studio toolbars.
  2. Add the command to show the VersionVault - Web toolbar.
To connect to the VersionVault WAN server:
  1. From the VersionVault - Web toolbar in the Visual Studio IDE, click Connect.
  2. Specify the credentials to log in to the server.
    You can edit the server URL to connect to any available VersionVault WAN server.
To disconnect from the VersionVault WAN server:
  1. On the VersionVault - Web toolbar, click Disconnect.
  2. Select the servers that you want to disconnect. (To disable the confirmation prompt, remove the selection for the Always prompt before disconnecting option.)