Checking out resources

Check out resources when you want to modify them.
Before you begin
You must connect to a Rational ClearCase server to check out a resource.
About this task

Checking out a resource that is loaded into a ClearCase view makes the resource modifiable in the view. Checking out a resource that is not loaded into a ClearCase view loads the resource and makes it modifiable in the view.

To check out one or more resources:

  1. Select the resources that you want to check out. Use the ClearCase Navigator, ClearCase Details view, ClearCase Search Results view, or the ClearCase Version Tree view. If you are working in the Eclipse environment, use any Eclipse view that supports the Team context menu.
  2. To open the Checkout dialog box, click the check out icon icon on the ClearCase toolbar, or take either of the following actions:
    • Select Check Out from the context menu in the ClearCase Navigator.
    • In the Eclipse environment, select Check Out from the Team context menu.
    • In the ClearCase Version Tree view, right-click the version selected by your view and select Check Out.
  3. Specify checkout options in the dialog box and click Apply.
  4. If there are any Rational ClearCase triggers associated with this operation, you may be prompted to supply additional information or take further action.
Results

After they have been checked out, resources become modifiable. If resource decorations have been enabled, checked-out resources are decorated with thechecked-out icon icon. In the ClearCase Version Tree view, the checked-out version is decorated with the following icon:checked-out icon

Note: You cannot check out a resource that is a VOB symbolic link. To modify such a resource, you must check out the link's target, which is loaded into the view at the path name specified in the Version column of the ClearCase Details view.

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