Check out resources when you want to modify them.
About this task
Checking out a resource makes the resource 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 Controls in the checkout dialog box 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
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
at the path name specified in the Version column
of the ClearTeam Details view.