Changing Reminder Dialog Box Timing

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As you use source code control, the Microsoft development environment can display reminder dialog boxes to remind you of incomplete actions or delayed changes to the master copy of the solution and its contents.

Note   Reminders and delaying actions do not apply to Web projects created in Visual InterDev. For more information, please refer to the Visual InterDev topic in Working with Multiple Developers.

Reminder dialog boxes prompt you to perform an action, delay an action until later, or skip the action entirely. You can change the default settings to control when reminder dialog boxes are displayed. By default, when a project is pushed or pulled, a reminder will appear, if needed.

When you push changes, you send them to the source control server from the local machine. Pushing actions include Check In and Add to Source Control. These dialog boxes prompt you to synchronize the source control server and the local machine so that the same version of the items exists in both places.

When you pull changes you retrieve them from the source control server to the local machine. Pulling actions include Get Latest, Check Out, and Undo Check Out. These dialog boxes prompt you to synchronize the source control server and the local machine so that the same version of the items exists in both places.

To change the timing of the pull reminder dialog boxes in the development environment

You can enable the pull dialog boxes by changing the options listed in the Source Control page.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
   
   
2. In the Options dialog box, expand the Environment node, and then click the Source Control node.
   
   
3. In the Show pull reminders list, select one of the following:
   • Select On every pull to show the reminder dialog boxes every time you perform a pull action (Get Latest, Check Out, or Undo Check Out) on any item in the Project Explorer.
     
     
   • Select On project pull to show the reminder dialog boxes when you perform a pull action (Get Latest, Check Out, or Undo Check Out) only on a project or solution in the Project Explorer. This is the default setting.
     
     
   • Select Never to disable the pull reminder dialog boxes.
4. Click OK.

To change the timing of the push reminder dialog boxes in the development environment

You can enable the dialog boxes by changing the options listed in the Source Control page.

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
   
   
2. In the Options dialog box, expand the Environment node, and then click the Source Control node.
   
   
3. In the Show push reminders list, select one of the following:
   • Select On every push to show the reminder dialog boxes every time you perform a push action (Check In or Add to Source Control) on any item in the Project Explorer.
     
     
   • Select On project push to show the reminder dialog boxes when you perform a push action (Check In or Add to Source Control) only on a project or solution in the Project Explorer. This is the default setting.
     
     
   • Select Never to disable the push reminder dialog boxes.
4. Click OK.