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:
- In the Rational Developer product, select the files to check
out, right-click, and click ClearCase > Check Out
or click the Check Out icon.
- In the Check Out Element(s) dialog box, click OK. The file names appear
in the Rational Developer product with a checked-out ClearCase decoration
next to them.
- Edit and save the files in the Rational Developer product.
- In the Rational Developer product, select the files to check in,
right-click, and click ClearCase > Check In
or click the Check In icon.
- 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.
Related tasks
Check In
Check Out
Checkin even if identical
When workspace is closed
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