Check in or check out files

It is good practice to check out files before you edit them to avoid problems caused by the automatic checkout process. For more information, see Automatic check out during a Save operation.

To check out files, edit them, and check them in:

  1. In the Rational Developer product, select the files to check out, right-click, and click ClearCase > Check Out or click the Check Out icon.
  1. In the Check Out Element(s) dialog box, click OK. The file names appear in the Rational Developer product with a checked-out ClearCase decorationCheck out Indicator next to them.
  2. Edit and save the files in the Rational Developer product.
  3. In the Rational Developer product, select the files to check in, right-click, and click ClearCase > Check In or click the Check In icon.
  1. In the ClearCase Check In Element(s) dialog box, click OK.
By default, ClearCase does not check in files that have not changed. To change this behavior, click Advanced and select the Checkin even if identical option in the ClearCase - Checkin dialog box.

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Checkin even if identical
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