When you need to make modifications to a checked-in document, you must check it out of the vault. When the checked out document is launched into CATIA for modification changes, no other user can currently modify it, but other users can view it or copy the file to their working directory. After the document is checked back in or released, the status is replaced by Checked In or Released . For more about the Released status, see Releasing Documents. Depending on whether the document you want to modify is in your CATIA session or not, the application behaves differently:
This task shows you how to check out a document from CATIA. This section provides the following information: |
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How to Check Out DocumentsYou can perform the Check Out operation if the part is currently displayed in your session (in read-only mode), or not.
Using the SmarTeam Open For... CapabilityIt is also possible to check out a document as follows:
NoteThe application also enables you to copy a file (use Set to Copy File) to your working directory without checking it out of the vault. This is useful when another user is working with the document (and has checked it out of the vault), but you wish to view the document at your desktop. Set to Copy File also to be used whenever you are handling a CATProduct document including several documents. In case you do not need to check out all of these documents, you can therefore restrict the number of documents to be checked out. Check Out Dialog BoxThe following describes the fields in the Check Out dialog box:
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To check the document back into the vault for safekeeping, check the document in as explained in Checking In Documents. |