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Automatic Checkout

With automatic checkout, the CSE and the toolset transparently move necessary files.

Follow these steps:

1. Start the Toolset. To verify settings:
   1. Select Options, Encyclopedia Selection, and verify Use Client/Server Encyclopedia is checked.
   2. Cancel the Encyclopedia Selection dialog, or if necessary, select Use Client/Server Encyclopedia, and select OK.
   3. Select Options, Encyclopedia Communications, and verify that Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options is checked.
   4. Cancel the Encyclopedia Communications dialog, or if necessary, select Perform file transfers for encyclopedia options, and select OK.
2. Select Model, Encyclopedia, Check Out A Model, and type the name of the model in the Local field in the Checkout Model dialog.
3. Select OK.
4. The Toolset prompt to confirm that you know it overwrite a file. Select Yes to continue.
5. Log on to the Checkout Client.
6. Log on to the encyclopedia containing the model or subset you want to check out.
7. Check out the model or subset:
   • To check out a model, in the Encyclopedia Checkout Client window, select Model, Actions, Checkout.
   • To check out a subset:
     1. In the Encyclopedia Checkout Client window, select Subset.
     2. In the Checkout Subset Selection window, identify the model by typing the model name in Model Name or by selecting Actions, List Models, selecting the model from the list, and selecting Open.
     3. In the Checkout Subset Selection window, identify the subset by typing the subset name in Subset Name or by selecting Actions, List Subsets, and selecting the subset name from the list, and selecting Open.
     4. In the Checkout Subset Selection window, identify the model by typing the model name in Name or by selecting Actions, List, selecting the model from the list, and selecting Open.
     5. Select Actions, Checkout.
8. In the Checkout window, select OK to accept the defaults or type different settings and select OK.

The model download begins and displays a progress status bar.

When the download completes, select Continue.

The Model Retrieval Status Report opens. The model is ready to modify.