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Check a File into a Vault

You can use the Check In option on the ribbon to add files to the vault.

Use Check In when you are ready to check files into the vault for the first time. In addition, use Check In when you are done working on a Navisworks file that has been checked out of the vault; check the file back into the vault to store the changes with the new version history. Include a comment with the file describing the changes made to this version of the data when checking it in. The latest version of a file in the vault is the last version that was checked in. Once a file is checked in, the version in the vault is incremented and the latest changes are now available for others to check out.

Note: You must be logged into the Autodesk Vault Server to check files in and out of the vault.

Only one person can have a file checked out at one time. If you want to make a file currently checked out to you available to others without recording your changes, you can Undo Check Out. If no changes were made to a file that is checked back into the vault, the version history is not incremented. You can launch the Autodesk Vault client application to see who has a file checked out. The person to whom a file is checked out will be listed in the User Name column.

To check a file into a vault:

Note: Before checking a file into the vault, save your changes.

  1. Click Vault tab > File Status panel > Check In .

  2. If the file has not been saved yet, you are prompted to save the file. Enter a name for the file, and click Save.

  3. If you are checking the file into the vault for the first time, you are prompted to choose a location for the file in the vault. In the Select Vault Location dialog box, select a vault folder, or click the New Folder button to create a folder in the vault, and then click OK.

  4. In the Check In dialog box:

    • If you want to keep the files checked out for further editing, select the Keep Files Checked Out check box.
    • If you want to remove the local copy once the file is checked in, click the Close File and Delete Working Copy check box.
    Note: Do not select the Close Files and Delete Working Copies check box when checking in files if you are using a shared working folder. Deleting the working copy from a shared working folder may delete files accessed by other users.

  5. Enter a comment in the text box describing the changes you made to this version of the file, if appropriate.

  6. Click OK.

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