Checking Out / Checking In

In order to modify a contract profile or table, you must check it out or copy it. Checking out/in protects contract profiles and tables from being updated by multiple users at one time.

When checking out a contract profile, keep these points in mind:

• You must check out a contract profile or table in order to modify it.
• A contract profile or table may only be checked out by one user at a time.
• You cannot check out an item that is already checked out.
• When you create a profile or table, the system automatically checks it out to you.
• Every check-out and check-in is logged with the following:
  • User ID of the person who checked the item out/in.
  • Date and time the item was checked out/in.
  • Comment (required when the item is checked out/in).

Providing specific comments about why you checked out the contract profile helps you and other users understand the updates to the profile.