Check out resources when you want to modify them.
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.
Procedure
To check out one or more resources:
- Select the resources that you want to check out. Use
the ClearTeam Navigator, ClearTeam 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.
- To open the Checkout dialog box, click the
icon on the ClearCase toolbar,
or take either of the following actions: - Select Check Out from the context menu
in the ClearTeam 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.
- Specify checkout options in the dialog box and click Apply.
- 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 the
icon.
In the ClearCase Version Tree view, the checked-out version is decorated
with the following 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 ClearTeam Details view.