You can check out an entire project or one or more files at a time.
If you modify an element without checking it out of a snapshot
view, for example, you edit a file from the file system, this version of the
file is hijacked. The hijacked file appears under Details of <scriptname> with
the warning symbol ( ) next to it. You can convert the hijacked
files to check them out and work on the file when you check out an element.
If you use ClearCase Multisite and want to modify or create a test asset, you must request mastership when you check out or check in a test asset. When you check out or check in a test asset, and you are using ClearCase multisite, Functional Tester displays the Request Mastership check box in the appropriate dialog box if a test element is not mastered locally.
Eclipse compiles projects when an element changes. If you are using a dynamic view, automatic compilation, might be time-consuming depending on the size of the project. To disable the Eclipse compile feature click Build automatically check box.
, and then clear theTo check out an element: