Once version control is activated for a project, a VCS menu appears as shown in Figure 16.3. You select commands from the VCS menu to perform Get, Checkout, Checkin, and other common operations available from the specified version control system.

On the Macintosh, the VCS menu appears on the menubar as an icon that looks like this:.

Command	Description
Synchronize Status	Updates the VCS Status column in the Project window by examining each project file's status and updating its information.
Project	Contains a submenu of VCS commands that enable you to perform Get, Checkout, Undo Checkout, Checkin, Status, and Add operations on project files themselves.
Recursive	Contains a submenu of VCS commands that enable you to perform recursive operations.
Get	Retrieves a copy of the file without checking it out of the project database.
Checkout	Checkout files for exclusive modification.
Undo Checkout	Cancels a checkout, voiding all changes.
Checkin	Returns a modified file to the database and relinquishes the checkout.
History	Displays a modification history of a project or file.
Status	Displays a file's checkout status.
Properties	Displays database information about a project or file.
Comment	Changes a comment for a specific version of a project or file.
Label	Assigns a label to a project or file.
Add	Adds a file to the database.
Connect or Disconnect	Connects or disconnects you from the project database depending upon the current open status.
About	Displays VCS plug-in copyright and version information.
Variables	Displays the VCS user's variable settings in an editor window.