Enabling Source Control Status Checks—Team Foundation Server

If you are using source control integration in Flare, you can check for frequent status changes automatically. You can specify the number of minutes and seconds when you want Flare to ping the source control repository and get status changes for files that have been checked out, checked in, moved, deleted, etc. The upside of this feature is that you can ensure that the source control status information is always up to date. The downside is that you may experience slower performance due to this constant communication over the network.

How to Enable Source Control Status Checks

  1. Select File > Options. The Options dialog opens.

  2. Select the Source Control tab.

    Note This tab will not be visible if your project is not yet bound to source control. See Binding a Project to Microsoft Team Foundation Server.

  3. Click the check box Enable background status checks. A check mark in the box indicates that the feature is enabled.
  4. Enter the number of minutes and or seconds between each status update.
  5. Click OK.

Note If you elect to disable this feature (disabled is the default setting), you can manually check for status updates by refreshing the Pending Changes window pane or Source Control Explorer. See Viewing Files That are Checked Out—Team Foundation Server.