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# Check Out Item/Check Out Multiple Items dialog box

Use this dialog box to check out one or more item revisions so that you can edit them.

If you select a single item, you see two tabs. If you select multiple items, you see a dialog box with no tabs.

Use the controls in the General tab (single item) or untabbed dialog box (multiple items) to enter information about the selected items.

For a single selection, see the Attributes tab/page for how to view and change the user-defined attributes of an item.

General tab

Field | Description | Rules and guidelines
--- | --- | ---
Item Specification | The specification of the selected item. | Single item selected only.
Items | The specification of the selected items. | Multiple items selected only. Click an item to clear it.
New Named Branch | Accept or select a named branch for the revision. | Single item selected only.
New Revision | Accept the revision ID, or enter a different one. | Single item selected only. Revision IDs are allocated according to your process model rules.
Workfile to contain the item | Accept the filename for the checked out item, enter a different one, or click Browse. | Single item selected only. The default name is the item revision project filename. Enter a full pathname or a pathname relative to the project root folder, or click the Browse button to find it.
Request ID | Type the name of one or more requests, or click the browse button to find them. | Single item selected only. Your process model may require you to specify a request. The checked out item is related to the request as In Response To, and the existing revision related as Affected.
Request(s) | Type the name of one or more requests, or click the Browse button to find them. | Multiple items selected only. Your process model may require you to specify a request. The checked out items are related to the requests as In Response To, and the existing revisions are related as Affected.
Folder to Contain Items | Accept the name of the folder to contain the checked out items, or type a different folder pathname. | Multiple items selected only. Enter a full pathname or a pathname relative to the project root folder, or click the Browse button to find it. Note: If you enter a full pathname, this will be used to identify the project root folder. The project subfolder for the items will be appended to this location.
Expand Substitution Variables | Select to enable item header substitution. | Note that this will only occur if Enable item header substitution is set for the item type in the Administration Console.
Automatically Overwrite Files | Select to write over existing files or directories in your work area. | If an existing file is read-only, it is overwritten regardless of the setting of this option.
Apply System Date/Time to File | Select to set the timestamp of the file or folder in your work area to the current date and time. |

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See also:

- Check out an item
- Object specification

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