The Check Out Status option from the Manage menu allows you to view whether the file is checked out from the Change Management Server, and the name of the user currently working on the file. You can use the Check Out status command only on an individual file.
This feature is helpful if you want to check out a file, but another user is working on it. When you determine the user name, you can either wait for the person to check in the file, or inform that user that you need to make changes and that he needs to check in the file.
For example, in the following figure, a user name KATHY has the ChartGroupDemo.grf file checked out. The Label indicates that she's working on the BETA version of the file.
To view the check out status of a file:
- In the iFIX WorkSpace system tree, right-click the file whose status you want to view, and from the Manage menu, select Check Out Status. The Check Out Status dialog box appears.
- Review the Logon User field to see the user name who has the file checked out.
- Review the other fields you are interested in, and click OK when you finish.
