Checking Documents Out of the Repository

You check out documents from the Repository in order to work on them in your local workspace. You must have at least the Read permission on a document (or on one of its packages) to be able to check it out.

1. To check out a document not currently in your workspace, select the Repository tab of the Browser. If you are updating an existing file, select the Local tab.
2. Select the documents to check out, then right-click and select Check Out to open the:
   • Check Out Project window - if you selected a project (see Checking out a Project).
   • Check Out Document window - if you selected a single model or file (see Checking Out a Document).
   • Check Out Multiple Documents window - if you selected multiple files, the workspace root, or a folder containing multiple files (see Checking Out Multiple Documents).
3. Select the appropriate parameters (see Checkout Parameters), and click OK to check out the document.
4. If you are checking out a document that is already present in your workspace (and you have selected the Merge document option), the Check Out Document window (see Resolving Conflicts During Check Out) will open to allow you to review the differences between the version in the repository and your local version. When you are satisfied, click OK to complete the check out.

• Checking out a Project
  The Check Out Project dialog guides you through checking out a PowerDesigner modeling project along with all the models and other documents it contains.
• Checking Out a Document
  The Check Out Document dialog guides you through checking out a PowerDesigner model or other document.
• Checking Out Multiple Documents
  The Check Out Multiple Documents dialog is used when you select more than one document for check out.
• Checkout Parameters
  The checkout parameters allow you to control details of your check out.
• Resolving Conflicts During Check Out
  The Merge Changes to Local Document dialog lets you inspect and approve (or reject) all the changes you are checking out of the repository.
• Checking Out Packages
  By default, when you check out a PowerDesigner model, all its packages on which you have Read, Write, or Full permissions are checked out with the model. Packages with List or no permissions cannot be checked out.