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Checking In Changes

When you are working in a repository open in online mode, you will be prompted to perform a consistency check before checking in the changes you make to a repository.

If you have made changes to a repository and then attempt to close the repository without first checking in your changes, the Check In Changes dialog opens automatically. If you move an object from beneath its parent and then attempt to delete the parent, you will be prompted to check in changes before the delete is allowed to proceed.

Use the Check in Changes dialog box to perform the following tasks:

• Make changes available immediately for use by other applications. Applications that query the Analytics Server after you have checked in the changes will see them immediately. Applications that are currently querying the server will see the changes the next time they access any items that have changed.
• Specify that repository changes should be written to disk immediately. If the Analytics Server is shut down abnormally, using the Check Changes dialog box will make sure that checked-in changes to the repository can be recovered. Changes that are checked in but not saved to disk will be restored through the server's error recovery processing. (This processing takes place automatically whenever the Analytics Server has been shut down abnormally.)

To make changes available and have them saved to disk immediately

• In the Administration Tool, select File > Check in Changes.

If the Administration Tool detects an invalid change, an informational message appears to alert you to the nature of the problem. Correct the problem and perform the check-in again.

NOTE:  If you make changes to a repository open in online mode, and then attempt to stop the Analytics Server, this option will not be available. This is because your changes will be saved automatically when the server shuts down.