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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 on 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 |
|---|---|---|
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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 file name for the checked out item, enter a different one, or click Browse. |
Single item selected only. The default name is the item revision project file name. Enter a full path or a path 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. |
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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 is used to identify the project root folder. The project subfolder for the items is appended to this location. |
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Expand Substitution Variables |
Select to enable item header substitution. |
This occurs only if Enable item header substitution is set for the item type in the Administration Console. |
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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. |
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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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