The check-out feature lets a team of application developers work on an application (associated with a RuleSet Name) without interfering with or overwriting each other's work. A rule can be checked out to only one developer at a time.

Check-out is optional feature controlled by two checkboxes:

• The Use checkout? checkbox on the RuleSet Name form.
• A similar checkbox on the Security tab of the Operator ID form. This lets users use check-out, and causes the system to create a private RuleSet for each of those users.

A developer can check out a rule only if both boxes are selected.

At the top right of a rule form, a padlock image () indicates that a rule is checked out.

When check-out is possible for a rule, the Check Out button () appears on the toolbar. This button does not appear if the rule belongs to one of the few types that don't support check-out, or if the rule is already checked out to you or to another developer.

To check out the current rule, click the toolbar Check Out button (or type the keyboard shortcut CTRL + ALT + C).

Use the Show Checked Out button () on the Quick Launch area of the Designer Studio to quickly see a list of rules checked out to you. To list all the rules checked-out by another, or by anyone, select > Application > Development > Checked Out Rules and complete the prompts. Run the standard list view rule Data-Rule-Locking.CheckedOutRules.ALL (or the summary view rule with the same name).

To report on checked-out rules, create a list view or summary view rule with Data-Rule-Locking as the Applies To class. Create this rule using a rule form; you can't use the V5 Report Wizard for this.

For best performance on a production system, minimize the number of distinct users who can check out rules. Even when a personal RuleSet is empty  — the operator has not checked out any rules  — each user who has this capability has a unique, distinct RuleSet list. As a result, Process Commander assembles and compiles each rule this user executes (upon first use only). Such rules assembly and compilation requires CPU resources, database access, and memory in the rules assembly cache. FITZI webcast 9/21/06

Rules in an override RuleSet can't be checked out.

	override RuleSet, rule management facility, check in, private RuleSet
	Understanding checkout and your private RuleSet Working with the Show Checked Out report and Bulk Check-in

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