Check-In Parameters

These check-in parameters allow you to control details of your check in.

Note: You can set default values for some of these parameters (see Repository General Options). Each check in is processed as one transaction. When you first check in a large model, the server creates large rollback logs and uses a large number of locks, which may require you to configure your server to allow such large transactions. Check ins of subsequent versions use much smaller transactions.

The Local Document group box contains the following parameters:

Parameter

Description

Workspace or File

[not for project] Specifies and displays the document name by its workspace name or file name and path.

Name

Specifies the name of the document to check in. Depending on whether you have selected Workspace or File, this is a:
  • Model name - click the Properties tool to open its property sheet

  • File name and path - click the Browse tool to open a file selection dialog.

Version

[not for project – read-only] Specifies the current version of the model or file in the repository, if available.

Check out after check in

[models and resources only] Updates the local version after check in by checking out the repository version to ensure that you have the most up-to-date version where other users may be working concurrently.

Check out dependencies

[projects and models only] Checks out additional information about cross-model depencies during the check out after check in, to enrich dependencies and impact analysis information in future situations where you may be without a repository connection (see Obtaining Cross-Model Dependencies Without a Repository Connection).

The Repository Document group box contains the following parameters:

Parameter

Description

Folder/Project

[read-only after first check-in] Specifies the location where the document is checked in. Click the Properties tool to open the property sheet of the folder.

If you do not specify a target folder, the document is checked in at the root of the browser. You should grant individual access permissions to this document.

Name

[not for project – read-only] Specifies the name of the document to apply your changes to. Click the Properties tool to open the property sheet of the document.

Version

[not for project – read-only] Specifies the version of the document to apply your changes to.

Comment

Specifies a comment to describe the purpose of the check in.

Freeze before check in

Freezes the previous versions of any modified objects in the repository, and creates a new version to accept the changes to be checked in (see Freezing Document Versions).

Freeze after check in

Freezes all modified object versions after check in to ensure that no further changes can be made to them. Future changes to objects are made to new versions (see Freezing Document Versions).

Create baseline version

Creates a completely new version of the model, instead of simply versioning the objects that have changed. This option is available only if you have Full permission on the document. The Merge Changes to Repository Document dialog does not open. Baseline versions may be quicker to check in and out, but they require considerably more disk space than standard versions.

Occasionally, the repository cannot process a standard version; in this situation, you should try to create a baseline version that can be used as a starting point for a new development step.

Unlock after check in

[locked documents only] Unlocks the document version after check in (see Locking Document Versions).

Save diagrams for PowerDesigner Portal

[not for resources] Prepares snapshots of the model diagrams that can be viewed in the PowerDesigner Portal (see The PowerDesigner Portal).

The Project Documents group box lists the model and file documents associated with the project, and lets you select them for check in with the project. Only project documents that are inside the project are listed here. Documents that are outside the project and only attached to it must be checked in separately.