In the Vault Client, you can specify whether you want to check the file out or not when you open it.
If you check out the file, then you can make edits to it. If you do not check out the file, the file will be read-only.
Perform one of the following actions:
- Select a file and then select File
Open.
- Right-click a file and then select Open from the context menu. You are prompted to check out the selected file .
Note: Vault Client retrieves the latest versions of file dependencies instead of gathering file dependencies based on the file revision.
Select one of the following options:
- Select Yes to check out the file from the vault and open it in the corresponding application. The file can be edited. When you are done editing the file, save the changes and check it back into the vault.
- Select No to get the file from the vault and open it in the corresponding application without checking it out. The file will be read-only.
Note: If opening Inventor files and there are multiple Inventor project files in the Vault, a "Select project file" dialog box can be presented asking to choose which one should be used to locate any referenced files. If you choose a project file that was not used the last time the files were checked into the Vault, further prompts may appear offering to check any referencing files out of the Vault. Vaulting a single Inventor project file will avoid the risk of making unnecessary changes to files.