Change Management Working Mode Options

The CA Harvest SCM plug-in user can use one of the following change management (CM) Mode options:

Pessimistic mode enforces that a file be checked out for either Update or Concurrent Update mode before you are allowed to edit the file.
Note: For understanding more about Update and Concurrent Update check-out modes, see the Administrator Guide.
Optimistic mode lets you edit files without initially checking them out. After you have made your file changes, you later Synchronize and Commit the changes to the repository, placing the files on a trunk or branch. The optimistic mode of operation is enabled in the plug-in by default. If you want to work in an optimistic mode, verify that the CA Harvest SCM Team Preference “Allow editing without checkout” remains selected.