Visual Studio 2008 add to source control menu option is grayed out

Resolving The Problem

Use the method described below to add a Visual Studio Solution to source control.

After creating your new Solution in Visual Studio, use this method to add it to ClearCase source control.

The steps are in short:

First you have to copy the solution to a ClearCase VOB outside of Visual Studio. Then you go back to Visual Studio and open the solution in a view, in the VOB and then add it to source control.

1. Use Windows Explorer or the command line (CLI) to copy the solution folder and all contents into a ClearCase view and ClearCase VOB.
   
   Example:
   \my_view\my_vob\my_solution_folder
   
2. Do NOT add the solution to source control at this time.
   
   Everything should exist as view private files and directories.
   
3. Start Visual Studio.
   
   Choose Open Solution and browse to the view and VOB that contains the solution you just copied.
   
4. Open the .sln file.
   
   If you receive a dialog box stating, The project location is not fully trusted, click OK to dismiss it.
   
5. In the VS.NET Solution Explorer, right-click on the Solution (highest node in tree) and select 'Add Solution to Source Control'.
   
6. You can also use this method to add an already worked on Solution to ClearCase source control.
   
   However, if you have already attempted to manually add your solution to ClearCase source control in any other way, then you must first remove (rmelem) everything from ClearCase and start over using the above procedure.
   
   The reason for this is that each type Solution in Visual Studio (and there are many types) has a different combination of files and directories - and some must be left outside source control as view private.

If you use the above mentioned method, the correct files are added - or not added as appropriate.

If you use other methods (add to ClearCase first, then edit manually so it works in Visual Studio) it might work, however, often it does not and you can run into multiple problems.