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On the
File tab in the upper pane, select one or more files.
Note: You can check out files with a status of
Current,
Out Of Date, or
Missing. You can also check out files with a status of
Modified, however, you will be warned that continuing the check-out will overwrite files in your local working folder with the tip
revision in
StarTeam.
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Choose
or
to open the
Check Out dialog box.
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Optionally, check
Force Check Out to overwrite any files with the same name in your working folder, even if they are more recent.
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Select one of the following options in the
Reference By group for the files you wish to check out:
- Current Revision
- The most current (tip) revision.
- Label
- A specific file revision. The existing view and revision labels are listed in reverse chronological order based on the time
at which they were created. The view labels precede the revision labels in the list.
- Promotion State
- A specific promotion state.
- As Of
- The revision that was the tip revision at the specified date and time. Click the
Date/Year button to use the calendar, and specify the time by typing in the time or using the spin boxes.
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Select a
Lock status option:
- Unlocked
- Releases your lock on the files after check-in.
- Exclusive
- Indicates that you intend to make further changes to the files.
- Non-exclusive
- Indicates that you are working on the files and may possibly make changes.
- Keep current
- Retains the current lock status.
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Optionally, click
Advanced to open the
Advanced Options dialog box.
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Select
Default working file location, or if you want to check the files out to a folder other than your designated working folder, select
Other in the
Check Out Location
group box . If you select
Other, browse for the folder name.
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In the EOL Conversion area, click
None or one of the other radio buttons to change your current EOL conversion setting for checking out text-based files. For Windows,
the EOL marker is
CR-LF (carriage return/line feed); for UNIX, it is
LF (line feed); for Macintosh operating systems, it is
CR (carriage return). EOL settings on this dialog override the default setting you selected on the
File
tab of the
Personal Options dialog box.
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Select an appropriate
File Encoding from the drop-down list to support keyword expansion for non-English code pages.
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Click Close to return to the
Check Out dialog box.
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Click
OK.
Note: You can also use the
Check Out button on the toolbar to check out files without using the
Check Out dialog box. If process rules are required, the
Check Out dialog box will open automatically.