Check Out and Check In Files
Checking Out Files
The Check Out command allows you to notify others that you intend to make changes to a file and, in the case of exclusive locks, to prevent any other user from checking in a change while the file is locked. Select the item to be checked out and do one of the following:
• On the Source menu, click Check Out.
• On the Toolbar, click Check Out.
• Right-click on the selected item to bring up the File List Context Menu, click Check Out.
• Ctl+O
If a working folder is not set for the item, Set Working Folder will appear first. After successfully setting the working folder, the check out procedure will continue.
A mergeable file can be checked out by multiple people at the same time. A binary file or a file that is checked out exclusively may only be checked out by one person at a time.
Note that a file does not need to be checked out before being checked in if the Require Checkout before Check In option is off. This option can be set in the Check In Options.
If a shared file is checked out, it appears checked out from all links in the share. If it is checked out by multiple users, then all names are listed in all locations of the shared file, regardless of which link the file was checked out from. For more information, please see Check Out or Check In Shares.
Check Out File Multiple Times
The same user can check out a file multiple times, once per machine. When you check out a file multiple times, your name appears multiple times in the file list and the location is listed in the file properties as a separate checkout.
Checking in such a file is the same as checking in a file that is checked out by multiple people. The file will need merged if there are conflicts. Undoing the check out in one location does not affect the check out in other locations.
Checking In Files
The Check In/Commit dialog box allows a user to check in all pending changes to files or folders. Select the item or items to be checked in and do one of the following:
• On the Source menu, click Check In.
• On the Toolbar, click Check In.
• Right-click the selected item to bring up the File List Context Menu, click Check In.
• Ctrl+I.
• On the Pending Change Set tab, click the Commit All button or select an item, hit Ctrl+M.
Check In Comments can be added in the Comment field of the Check In dialog box. Additional Check In options that can be selected on the dialog box include Keep Checked Out and Remove Local Copy. See the Check In Options to set additional options.
If you have Bug Tracking Integration, you will be able to associate the file being checked in with a known bug at this time.
If a file is currently in a Needs Merge state (because it has been modified both locally and remotely since you retrieved it), it cannot be checked in until the merge has been resolved. Please see Merge for more information.
