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Re: Source control software recommendations for doc team
Subject:Re: Source control software recommendations for doc team From:Julie Stickler <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:30:04 -0400
I'd really like to tie into our existing TFS repository, but so far IT
is blocking me.
*sigh*
On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 6:52 AM, Will Husa Documentation Solutions
<will -dot- husa -at- 4techwriter -dot- com> wrote:
> I'm using MadCap Flare for a project and the client is using TFS for source
> control.
> TFS performs your requirement for "check in/check out/lock Flare projects to
> prevent team members from overwriting each others' changes." I can look at a
> checked out file, but it will not permit me to make changes to it.
>
> Will
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