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Checking Out an Object
To make changes to an object, you must first check out the object.
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Check out is a multi-select action .
Use the following procedure to check out an object:
1. From the structure pane select the object you want to check out.
2. To check out,
Select Selected > Check Out.
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Click the check out icon .
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Right-click on your mouse, and select Check Out.
A working copy, indicated by a checkout icon next to the object icon, replaces the selected object in the structure tree.
3. When you are finished making changes to the object, check it in.
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If you want to check the object back in without having made any changes to it, select the working copy, and undo the check out:
Select Selected > Undo Check Out.
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Click the undo check out icon .
All changes you made to the working copy are discarded.