Project check out allows you to move a project that you started on the current machine to another machine so that you can use it from another location. For instance, you might need to move a project from your desktop machine to a laptop so you can take the project with you on a consulting engagement. Or, if you have a project that is no longer active or that you wish to delete, you should use this option to check it out of the system first. Checking the project out simply removes it from the list of active projects that show up on the login screen. After check out, the project is no longer available to any users from that location.

You can undo the effect of checking a project out by checking the project back in.

Click on the name of the project and choose the Check Out option on the Project Menu to remove the project from the list on the login screen so that it is no longer available to you from the current machine. You will be shown the standard User Login Information screen and you must supply your Username and Password. The program will issue a message showing you the location of the project file -- you should write this information down so that you can find the file on your disk.

A few things to remember about checking out projects:

Only persons with Administrator status are able to check projects in or out of the system.

The Administrator is responsible for dealing with the project file itself. The Concept System Core Program will never delete a project file, it only removes it from the list of currently active projects. So, if you want to delete the project entirely, you must use the Windows operating system to do so, after you have checked it out.

If you are moving the project to another machine, you should first check it out as described above, and then use the standard Windows procedures for copying the project file to your other machine. Be sure to always check your project out of the current system before moving or deleting the project file itself.

If you are using The Concept System Core Program from a networked file server and wish to check out the file to take it elsewhere, you will need to have permission to do so. Check with your network administrator if you have any questions about where or how to access the project file itself.