The following version control operations are described in this section:
To check out the file, enter its version number in the Version field or, if the version is part
of a configuration, select the configuration name from the list of available configurations.
Choose a locking mechanism. See also Locking files during check-out.
Enter the version you want to lock in the Version field or, if the version is part of a configuration,
select the configuration name from the list of available configurations.
If you want to create a new branch and check in the new file version(s) on this branch,
select the New Branch check box.
Checking out a version of a file
You can check out a version of a file in the Project Editor, the Source Editor, Documentation Editor, the Configuration Manager, or the Diff/Merge tool. Here, we will use the Project Editor.
In the Project Editor, select the file in the File List and choose File > Check Out....
Locking a file version
The Check Out dialog appears.
Note
You can check out more than one file at a time by selecting them (by holding down
<SHIFT>
and clicking on the file names with the left mouse button) and then choosing the File > Check Out... command in the Project Editor.
You can lock a version of a file in the Project Editor, the Source Editor, Documentation Editor, or the Diff/Merge tool. Note that you can only check in files that are locked by you.
To lock a file version:
In the Project Editor, select the file and then choose File > Lock... command.
Checking in files
The Lock dialog appears.
Press Ok.
You now have a local, writable copy of the file version in your working environment. Your version control tools puts an exclusive lock on this version.
You can check in a version of a file in the Project Editor, the Source Editor, Documentation Editor, or the Diff/Merge tool. Here, we will use the Project Editor.
In the Project Editor, select the file(s) in the File List and then choose File > Check In....
A Check In dialog appears.
A field appears in which you can enter the name of the new branch.
Enter the name of the new branch. Note that SNiFF+ automatically prefixes the new
branch's name with