Check In/Out Operations 

The following sections describe the various check in and check out operations in Record mode, including:

·        Checking out records exclusively

·        Checking out records nonexclusively

·        Checking out a new record exclusively

·        Checking out a new record nonexclusively

·        Joining checked out records

·        Unjoining checked out records

·        Checking in records

·        Rolling back checked out records

·        Modifying join permissions

·        Viewing all versions of all checked out records

The check in and check out operations are summarized in the table below.

Operation	Description
Check Out Exclusive	Checks out the selected records exclusively.
Check Out Nonexclusive	Checks out the selected records nonexclusively.
Check Out New Record Exclusive	Checks out a new record exclusively.
Check Out New Record Nonexclusive	Checks out a new record nonexclusively.
Join Checkout	Joins the selected checked out records.
Unjoin Checkout	Unjoins the selected checked out records.
Check In	Checks in the selected records to commit changes.
Roll Back	Rolls back the selected records to discard changes.
Modify Join Permissions	Specifies which roles and users can join the selected checked out records.
All Versions	Displays all versions of all checked out records.

Check outs can be done in Record mode on the records of the main table only.

The following restrictions apply if you attempt to merge checked out records:

§         You can merge records only if none of them are checked out, or all of them are the checked out versions of checked out records

§         You cannot merge the original versions of checked out records, nor the checked out version of a record with an unchecked out record or the original of a checked out record

§         When a single surviving checked out record is checked in, the originals are then replaced with the single checked out record.