Check Files In and Out of ClearCase
Note: Rational Software strongly recommends that you check files out of Rational ClearCase before editing them.
If you do not, you could experience problems when using a shared branch within a
dynamic view due to automatic check out. Refer to the Automatic Check Out During a Save Operation
topic for more information.
To check files out of ClearCase, edit them, and check them back into
ClearCase, take the following steps:
- Select the files within WebSphere Studio that you want to check
out and then take one of the following actions:
- Click the ClearCase Check Out icon:

- Right-click and choose the ClearCase > Check Out
option from the context menu
- The ClearCase Check Out Element(s) dialog box appears.

- Within the Check Out Element(s) dialog box, click OK to
complete the check out process and dismiss the dialog box. The file names appear
in WebSphere Studio with a checked out status icon
next to them.
- Edit and save the files within WebSphere Studio.
- Select the files within WebSphere Studio and take one of the
following actions:
- Click the ClearCase Check In icon:

- Right-click and choose the ClearCase > Check In
option from the context menu
- The ClearCase Check In Element(s) dialog box appears.

- Within the ClearCase Check In Element(s) dialog box, click OK.
- Note: By default, ClearCase does not check in files that have not
changed. You can change this behavior by clicking Advanced and
selecting the Checkin even if identical option in the ClearCase -
Checkin dialog box.