VSS Loader enables the generation of detailed reports against a SourceSafe database by exporting archive history from SourceSafe and into a MS Access CMDB.

The MS Access CMDB is provided with predefined queries and reports that can be used to generate metrics against the SourceSafe database. You can also make use of MS Access filter by form and search facilities to find files in SourceSafe. You can search against the filename, comment or label.

VSS Loader now ships with Library Index. This is a client tool that allows users to browse through the CMDB contents and also user the filter and search commands to locate required files. Library index also has an interface to the SourceSafe shadow folder.

If this interface is enabled then users will be able to locate the required entry in the Library Index and then use the view command to load a copy of the SourceSafe file into the Windows designated application.

Users do not need to have access to the SourceSafe library or software to view files via the shadow folder.