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Checking Out Projects

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Project Check In/ Out is a source control mechanism that allows you to coordinate development work with multiple developers. When you check out projects from the server repository, the project is locked on the server and is copied to your local repository. This allows you to make changes to the project and prevents others from working in the same project.

Checking out a project differs from a full get in the following ways:

• You can select the projects you want to check out.
• Projects you check out are locked on the server.

NOTE:  Check Out must be performed against the server database from which the local database has been extracted.

To check out a copy of one or more projects

1. Select Repository > Check Out.

   The Check Out dialog box appears (see Figure 252).

2. Make sure that the correct repository is selected.
3. Select the projects you want to modify.
4. Click the Options button.
5. In the Development Tools Options window (see Figure 255), make sure the Server and Client data sources are specified correctly.
6. Close the Development Tools Options window.
7. In the Check Out dialog box, click Check Out.

   The contents of the object definitions you have checked out are not automatically displayed or redisplayed in the Object List Editor following check out. Select View > Refresh Windows to display updated information.

CAUTION:  Password encryption interferes with check out. If you will be checking out projects, you need to disable password encryption in the client or CFG file when running Siebel Tools.

Check Out Dialog Box

The Check Out dialog box is shown in Figure 252.

You can check out projects only in the language Siebel Tools runs in. Check the current Siebel Tools language mode by choosing View > Options and clicking the Language Settings tab.

Figure 252.  Check Out Dialog Box

User interface elements in the Check Out dialog box are:

• Repository picklist. Available repositories on the server. The list of projects in the projects list table reflects the list of projects in the selected server repository. If you select a different server repository from the one currently open in Siebel Tools locally, a warning appears, and you must either get all projects or change the repository selection.
• Projects list. Projects in the server repository.

  Click a project or projects to check out or get.

  The projects list contains the following list columns:

  • Project list column. Displays the name of each project in the server repository.
  • Get Locale specific data only. Gets only the locale (language) specific data in selected projects, in the language specified during Siebel Tools installation.
  • Server Language. The language of the project currently locked on the server. Only one language can be locked at one time.
  • Client Language. The language of the project currently locked on the client. Only one language can be locked at one time.
  • Updated. A value of Yes appears if the server Locked By and Locked Date are different from the client version, indicating that your version of the project is out of sync with the server's version.
  • Server Locked By. Logon ID of the developer who currently has this project checked out on the server.
  • Server Locked Date. Check-out date.
  • Client Locked By. Logon ID of the developer who currently has this project locked locally.
  • Client Locked Date. Date the project was locked locally.
• Selected projects radio button. When this radio button is checked, you can select individual projects to check out or get.
• All projects radio button. When this radio button is checked, all projects in the repository are selected to check out or get.
• Updated projects radio button. When this radio button is active, only projects with an Updated value of Yes are selected. This allows you to check out or get only those projects on the server that are new or different from corresponding projects in the local repository. Normally you will get rather than check out such projects, to bring your local repository up to date.
• Get button. Selected projects are copied to the local repository, replacing pre-existing versions there. The lock status of these projects is not changed on the server. You can get any projects on the server, including those locked by others.
• Check Out button. Copies all object definitions in the selected projects to the local repository and locks them on the server (and client). You cannot check out projects that are currently locked on the server (if you select a locked project in the projects list, the Check Out button dims).
• Options button. Opens the Development Tools Options dialog box with the Check In/Out tab selected. This is the same dialog box that appears when you choose Tools >Options from the menu bar.
• Cancel button. Cancels check-out and closes the Check Out dialog box.
• Get Local Specific Data Only check box. Checking this box gets string translations and locale-specific attributes being stored in the locale objects.

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