Checking Documents into the Repository

You check documents into the repository to share them with others. You must have at least the Write permission on a document (or on one of its packages) to be able to check it in.

Select the documents to check in on the Local tab of the Browser, then right-click and select Check In to open the:
- Check In Project window - if you selected a project (see Checking In a Project).
- Check In Document window - if you selected a single model or file (see Checking In a Document).
- Check In Multiple Documents window - if you selected multiple files, the workspace root, or a folder containing multiple files (see Checking In Multiple Documents).
Select the appropriate parameters (see Check In Parameters), and click OK to check in the document.
If you are checking in a document that is already stored in the repository, the Merge Changes to Repository Document dialog (see Resolving Conflicts During Check In) may open to let you review the differences between your local document and the version in the repository. When you are satisfied, click OK to complete the check in.

Note: If you change the target (DBMS, OO language, etc) outside of the target family (such as moving from AS IQ 12.6 to 12.7), you will no longer be able to update the existing repository document and will need to save the model in a new location in the repository.

Checking In a Project
The Check In Project dialog guides you through checking in a PowerDesigner modeling project along with all the models and other documents it contains.
Checking in a Document
The Check In Document dialog guides you through checking in a PowerDesigner model or other document.
Checking In Multiple Documents
The Check In Multiple Documents dialog is used when you select more than one document for check in.
Check-In Parameters
These check-in parameters allow you to control details of your check in.
Resolving Conflicts During Check In
The Merge Changes to Repository Document dialog lets you inspect and approve (or reject) the changes you are checking into the repository. To filter the tree and show only the changes, click the Change Filter tool and select Show All Changes. By default, all your changes are selected to be applied.
Checking In Packages
If you check a model into the repository, you also check in the packages it contains.
Checking In External Application Documents
The link between the local document and the repository document is saved in the current workspace. This link allows you to update a document, model or external application file, in the repository.
Undoing a Check In
If you want to undo a check in, you can only delete the document version created by the check in.
Temporary Protection for Updates to Repository Documents
When you check in, freeze, lock, or delete a document in the repository, all the versions of the document are protected until the transaction is completed, and other users will receive an error message if they attempt to update the document. For example, you cannot lock a version that another team member is checking in, or freeze a version that someone is locking.

Parent topic: The Repository

Created January 30, 2012. To comment on this topic, go to: DocCommentXchange.