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1. How to restore my LocalDB into SQL Server?
   Since version 5, SourceAnywhere supports Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB. You can choose either LocalDB or your own SQL Server to store your SourceAnywhere database when installing the server. With LocalDB, you will be able to evaluate SourceAnywhere smoothly without installing SQL Se ...
2. How to Connect to a SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Server with SQL Server Authentication mode
   Please click the image below to view the full workflow chart of SourceAnywhere Server installation. Related topics How to Connect to a Remote SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Server with Windows Authentication mode? How to Connect to a local SQL Server While Installing SourceAnyw ...
3. How to Connect to a local SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Server with Windows Authentication mode
   Please click the image below to view the full workflow chart of SourceAnywhere Server installation. Related topics How to Connect to a Remote SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Server with Windows Authentication mode? How to Connect to a SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Se ...
4. How to Connect to a Remote SQL Server While Installing SourceAnywhere Server with Windows Authentication mode
   Most of our customers prefer to run SQL Server and SourceAnywhere Server on different machines, due to security purposes, performance aspects, etc. But when doing this, there may be some issues, like SourceAnywhere Server is unable to detect database name, or failed to start service after insta ...
5. How to move one repository from one database to another existing database of SourceAnywhere?
   With SourceAnywhere, you can configure different databases on different servers. Sometimes, you may want to move one repository from one database to another database. This can be achieved using the feature of Multiple SQL Server Database support added in SourceAnywhere 4.x or later. For more in ...
6. How to move SourceAnywhere database to another server?
   To move SourceAnywhere database to another server, please follow the steps below: 1. Stop SourceAnywhere Service. 2. Backup SourceAnywhere database in the SQL Server on the old server. How to Back Up a Database 3. Restore SourceAnywhere database into the SQL Server on the new server. How to res ...
7. How to move SourceAnywhere server to another machine?
   To move SourceAnywhere server to another machine without losing the configuration info, please follow the steps below: Stop SourceAnywhere Service. Backup the sawsconfigure.ini file in the installation directory of SourceAnywhere Server. Install SourceAnywhere Server on the new server machi ...
8. How to set up email notification?
   Since SourceAnywhere 3.0, email notification feature is available which allows you to send out notifications to related users/teams when certain events occur in the specified projects. Note: You need .NET Framework 2.0 or above to use this feature. To set up email notification, please follow ...
9. How to check the Logon User of SourceAnywhere Service?
   If you use Windows Authentication, and have different server machines for SourceAnywhere and SQL Server, you need to add your Administrator, who installed the SourceAnywhere, into Logon User. Please make sure the Administrator has DB owner privilege to the SQL Server. This setting is in Contr ...
10. How to configure SSL for SourceAnywhere?
    Please follow the steps below to configure SSL for SourceAnywhere: 1. Generate SSL Root Certificate in Service Configurator, which can be found in the program group of SourceAnywhere Server. More info 2. Configure SSL port. More info 3. Restart SourceAnywhere Service. More info From now on, you ...
11. Is the "admin" account counted as one user?
    Yes, Admin is counted as one user. However, if you don't want to use Admin, you can assign any other users to take over the administrative rights, and then deactivate Admin. To deactivate Admin, please follow steps below: Log in SourceAnywhere Server Manager as Admin. In left panel tree, click ...
12. How does SourceAnywhere handle large number of concurrent connections?
    SourceAnywhere is designed to work equally well for small and large development teams. Many of our customers have large development teams, and SourceAnywhere handles large number of concurrent connections smoothly. The throughput of SourceAnywhere is pretty high, especially when you have high e ...
13. How to add SourceAnywhere users?
    You can add users in the SourceAnywhere Server Manager SourceAnywhere |Users page. For more information, please refer to: http://www.dynamsoft.com/help/SAW%20Standalone/Server%20Manager/Database/Users.htm
14. Error Message: A user or group with the same name exists already
    Symptom: When you add user/group in SourceAnywhere Server Manager, the following dialog box may prompt: Cause: The existing user/group is inactive and the List only active users option in the SourceAnywhere Server Manager SourceAnywhere |Users page is checked, so the inactive user/group name i ...
15. How to view all the checked out files?
    You can click SourceAnywhere client menu Tools| Status Search to view all the checked out files. For more information, please click here. If you are Administrator, you can view/undo the checked out files through the SourceAnywhere Server Manager SourceAnywhere| Repositories|<repositories na ...
16. Do I have to install SourceAnywhere Server on the SQL Server machine?
    No. SourceAnywhere Server can be installed on a different machine to the one hosting SQL Server. However, for better performance, we recommend you to install the SourceAnywhere Server on the SQL Server machine that hosts the 'SourceAnywhere' database.
17. How to exclude some specific file types from source control?
    To specify the file types to be excluded from the repository, please click SourceAnywhere Standalone Server Manager SourceAnywhere| Repositories|<repository name> |Excluded File Types page. For more information, please click here.
18. Error Message: Binary files diff.
    Symptoms: Sometimes when you perform Show Differences on text files, the following message may prompt: Cause: The text files are added into SourceAnywhere as binary. You can verify this by right-clicking the file Properties | General | Type dropdown list in SourceAnywhere Client.  Resolution: ...
19. How to input my serial number?
    SourceAnywhere serial number can be inputted on the server-side from SourceAnywhere Server Manager ->SourceAnywhere ->Serial Numbers, as seen in the following figure:
20. SourceAnywhere service cannot be started.
    Sympton: When trying to start SourceAnywhere service, you may get following message. SourceAnywhere service cannot be started. Cause & Resolution: There are several possible causes of this problem. Please verify the followings: Verify the operating system logged in user account has administrat ...