Note: Rational Software strongly recommends that you check out files before you edit them. If you do not, you could experience problems when using a shared branch within a dynamic view due to automatic checkout. For more information, see the Automatic Checkout During a Save Operation topic.
To check out files, edit them, and check them in, take the following steps:
- Click the ClearCase Check Out icon:
- Right-click and choose the ClearCase > Check Out option from the Team context menu
- Click the ClearCase Check In icon:
- Right-click and choose the ClearCase > Check In option from the context menu