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Overview
When you check in a file that you have checked out, the file in the SourceSafe database is updated to reflect any changes that you have made. Consequently, users (including yourself) who check out the file later will see the changes that you have made. Checking in will also remove control of the file from you and allow other users to check out the file.
ALWAYS EXAMINE YOUR WORK BEFORE YOU CHECK IN! Yes, there is a way to recover, using rollbacks, if you find that you checked in a file with a nasty, unrecoverable error or flaw. However, you do NOT want to depend on rollbacks to fix everything.
If, instead, you decide that you want to discard the changes that you have made to the file, you should undo check out instead.
IMPORTANT: when you are finished with a file, always either check it in or undo check out. If you do not, then the file will remain checked out, and other users will have to track you down before they can edit the file themselves.
Checking In a File
- You can only check in a file that you currently have checked out.
- Save the file(s) that you will check in. If you are checking in a NetObjects file, then you will have to exit from NetObjects first before checking in.
- Open SourceSafe. You should find it at Start->Microsoft Visual SourceSafe->Microsoft Visual SourceSafe 6.0.
- Select the file/folder that you are checking in. Just like checking out, there are three ways to checking something in. You can right click on the file/folder, then select “Check In...” from the dropdown. You can click on the file/folder and select SourceSafe->Check In... from the menubar. Or you can select the file/folder and press the “Check In Files/Folder” button on the toolbar.
- A dialogue box should pop up. You should ALWAYS comment on any file that you have edited. Not only does this help keep track of the changes made to the file, but it is also very helpful when a rollback is needed. Click “OK” after you have commented on your changes.
- The file(s) that you check in should now have the “checked-in” icon.
NOTE: If you believe that you haven’t altered a file in any way, it’s probably better to undo check out a file than check it back in. Just in case you made a change without realizing it.
Next topic: Undo Check Out
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