Creating Backups of Previous Versions of Files

Complete the following steps to create backups of previous versions of your SCC files. Only the SCC system administrator can create backups.

  1. Select Tools»Source Code Control»Launch SCC Provider to access the Source Code Control window.
  2. Select a project from the Project drop-down menu.
  3. Select Tools»Administrative Configuration to display the Administer Builtin System dialog box.
  4. In the Backups of previous versions pull-down menu, select either No limit on backups or Maintain limited number of backups.
  5. If you choose a limited number of backups, enter the amount of backups you want the SCC system to maintain in the field which appears.
  6. Click OK.

The SCC system makes a copy of the previous file when a user checks in a file. If the SCC system is keeping a limited number of backups, it will begin deleting the oldest version of a particular file every time the user checks that file in, after the desired number of backups has been reached.