To modify a resource, you check it out from source control.
In this lesson, you will check out a file and edit it.
Checking out a file makes it writable.
- To verify that checked-in files are read-only:
- In the ClearTeam Details view,
double-click the readme.txt file.
- In the editor, try to add text to the file and save
it.
- To check out a file and edit it:
- Connect to the ClearCase server.
Expand the
My Views node
in the ClearTeam Navigator, right-click on the view called
yourname_tut_view and
click
Connect. In the
CCRC WAN dialog
box, fill in the connection details, and click
OK.
Note: You
can also select the view and click the

(
Connect
to ClearCase Server) button in the toolbar or you can
select from
the
ClearCase menu. In addition, if you are
not connected to a ClearCase server and you perform an action that
requires such a connection, the
CCRC WAN dialog
box appears automatically.
- In the ClearTeam Details view,
select readme.txt and then click the
(Checkout the selected
artifact(s)) button in the toolbar. Note: You
can also right-click the file and click Check Out or
you can select from the ClearCase menu.
- In the Checkout dialog, click the Show
Details button (if it is available), type a comment in
the Comment field, and click OK.
The readme.txt file is now checked
out and you can edit the file.
- Add text to readme.txt and save
the file.
- Follow the steps above and check out the notes.txt file.