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Checking Out Objects from the Server Repository

This topic describes how to check out an object from the server repository. You can only check out a top-level object. For information about top-level object types, see Displaying Object Types in the Object Explorer.

To check out objects from the server repository

1. Do Step 1 through Step 3.
2. In the Object List Editor, right-click the object you must check out, and then click Check Out.

   Siebel tools displays the Check Out Object dialog box. If another developer already checked out the object, or if the project that this object references does not allow object locking, then Siebel Tools disables the Check Out button in the Check Out Object dialog box. For more information, see Allowing Object Locking for a Project.

3. In the Check Out Object dialog box, choose the objects to check out.

   For more information, see Elements of the Object Check Out Dialog Box.

4. Click Check Out.

   Siebel Tools does the following:

   • Locks the object and all child objects of this object in the server repository. This lock prevents another developer from checking out the object.
   • Copies the object it locked from the server repository to your local repository. This object remains locked on your local repository. You can edit it.