Select the file(s) that you wish to check out from one of the
Eclipse Explorers or from any view that surfaces the
Team context menu.
Choose
Team > Check Out with
Options from the context menu.
The
Check Out dialog box opens.
Optional: Check the following options:
Force
check out to overwrite any files with the same name in your working
folder, even if they are more recent.
Show
check-out statistics
For a particular check-out operation, you can see how many files
are being sent by
StarTeam
directly and how many are being sent by Cache Agent by displaying the check-out
statistics. After the check out operation completes, the
Check Out Statistics dialog box opens displaying
the elapsed time, total number of files, total number of bytes, and whether the
check-out operation skipped or failed to check out any of the files.
Expand
Reference By, and select one of the following
options for the files you wish to check out:
Current
revision: The most current (tip) revision.
Label : A
specific file revision. The view labels precede the revision labels in the
list.
Promotion
state: A specific promotion state.
Configuration 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.
Expand
Lock Status, and select one of the following
lock options:
Unlocked:
Does not lock the files you are about to check out, or causes them to be
unlocked if you currently have them locked. Be aware that when you check out an
unlocked file, it may become read-only in your working folder.
Note: There is a project property and a Preferences option that
controls the read-only or read/write status of working files.
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.
Optional: expand
EOL Conversion, and choose one of the following:
None or
another button to change your current EOL conversion setting.
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 page of the
Personal Preferences dialog box.
Expand
Advanced to optionally select an appropriate
File Encoding from the list box to support
keyword expansion for non-English code pages.
In the
Changes area you can optionally:
Show flat, tree, or compressed folder views by selecting
the various toolbar buttons in the
Changes area toolbar.
Select a file and click
Compare with Revision in the
Changes area toolbar to compare the local file
with the tip revision of the file in the repository.
Note: The dialog box also provides a
Configure Personal File Options link so you can quickly make
modifications to file options before completing the checkout.
Click
OK to complete the check out.
Note: You can also use the
Get incoming changes from StarTeam Server
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 opens automatically.