Specialized Administration > Configuring Your Windchill Environment > Business Rules > Available Business Rules > Checkout Rule
  
Checkout Rule
The Checkout rule validates that objects are not checked out to a user or checked out to a project.
Example
The following XML example defines a set of business rule objects that implement the checkout rule.
Business rule set:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRuleSet SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRuleSet>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleSet:45346</localId></ObjectID>
<key>CHANGEABLE_PRE_RELEASE</key>

<name>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHANGE_PRE_RELEASE_RULESET_NAME</name>

<description>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHANGE_PRE_RELEASE_RULESET_DESC</description>
<enabled>true</enabled>
<overridable>true</overridable>
</BusinessRuleSet>
Business rule:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRule SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRule>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRule:158915</localId></ObjectID>
<key>CHECKOUT_RULE</key>
<selector>CHECKOUT_RULE</selector>

<name>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_NAME</name>

<description>com.ptc.windchill.enterprise.change2.change2ClientResource:
CHECK_OUT_VALIDATOR_RULE_DESC</description>
<enabled>true</enabled>
</BusinessRule>
Business rule link:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<!DOCTYPE BusinessRuleLink SYSTEM "standardX20.dtd">
<BusinessRuleLink>
<ObjectID><localId>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleLink:158919</localId></ObjectID>

<ruleSet><ObjectReference><localID>wt.businessRules.BusinessRuleSet:45346</localId>
</ObjectReference></ruleSet>

<rule><ObjectReference><localID>wt.businessRules.BusinessRule:158915</localId>
</ObjectReference></rule>
<blockNumber>1</blockNumber>
</BuisnessRuleLink>