Setting plug-in options

Plug-ins provide additional functionality in Surround SCM. You can create plug-ins to:

Run reports from a repository shortcut menu on the Source Tree window. See Adding shortcuts to run reports from the Source Tree window.
Add custom menus or shortcut menu items for third-party applications to Surround SCM. See Custom Client Menus for information.

After creating plug-ins, make sure they are stored in a directory Surround SCM loads plug-ins from. Plug-ins are loaded from the plugins directory in the Surround SCM application directory by default, but you can add additional directories to check.

You can also view the plug-ins loaded when Surround SCM started and the status, which can help with troubleshooting.

User options apply only to the current user account logged in to the computer. Some user options may be disabled, which indicates they are set on the server and cannot be changed.

1. Choose Tools > User Options then select the Plug-ins category.

2. Click Add.

The Browse for Folder dialog box opens.

3. Select the plug-in directory and click OK.

4. Click OK to save the changes.

The changes do not take effect until you restart Surround SCM. Plug-in status information is displayed in the User Options dialog box after restarting.

If plug-ins cannot load, errors are written to the SCMPluginErrorLog file in the plugins folder in the Surround SCM application directory.