Third-party integrations

Surround SCM can be integrated with a variety of third-party IDEs, build tools, issue tracking tools, and other applications, making it easy to work with source control files from the application of your choice. For example, developers can quickly check in and check out files directly from Visual Studio while project managers can access files from Microsoft Office without using a Surround SCM client.

Make sure to log out of Surround SCM and disconnect from Surround SCM in integrated third-party applications when you finish working with source files. This is important if your team uses floating licenses because you could be using multiple licenses at one time and preventing other users from logging in.

The following resources can help you integrate with third-party applications:

Third-Party Integrations lists supported integrations.
The Integrations knowledgebase provides integration installation instructions, setup information, and troubleshooting help.
Surround SCM integrates with many Windows IDEs and applications that support the Microsoft Source Code Control Interface (SCCI). See Integrating with IDEs and applications that support SCCI for information about using Surround SCM as your default source control provider.
Surround SCM's issue tracking API provides a dynamic library for creating custom server plug-ins for integration with third-party issue tracking tools. See Integrating with issue tracking tools for information about the API and working with issues in an external issue tracking tool in the Surround SCM Client.
Custom Client Menus provides information about creating and deploying plug-ins used for adding custom menus or menu items for third-party applications to the Surround SCM Client.