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# Create History and Status Reports
  You can create a report on the history or current status of files in the currently loaded solution. You can also preview the report, and then send the report to a printer, a file, or the Clipboard. These reports are not generated by [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)]. Instead, [!INCLUDE[msCoName](../includes/msconame-md.md)] Visual SourceSafe generates the report.  
  
### To create a history report  
  
1.  In Solution Explorer, select the file.  
  
2.  On the **File** menu, point to **Source Control**, and click **History**.  
  
3.  In the **History of** \<File or Project> dialog box, click **Report**.  
  
4.  In the **History Report** dialog box, select the appropriate options, and then click **OK**.  
  
 For more information about the options you can specify when retrieving the history of a file, see [View File History](../../2014/database-engine/view-file-history.md).  
  
#### To create a status report  
  
1.  In Solution Explorer, select the file.  
  
2.  On the **File** menu, point to **Source Control**, and click **SourceSafe Properties**.  
  
3.  In the **File Status** dialog box, click **Report**.  
  
4.  In the **File Properties Report** dialog box, click the appropriate options, and then click **OK**.  
  
 For more information about the options you can specify when retrieving file status, see [View File Status](../../2014/database-engine/view-file-status.md).  
  
## See Also  
 [Set and Retrieve Version Information](../../2014/database-engine/set-and-retrieve-version-information.md)