Auto Checkout Environment Variable Settings

To change the default behavior of the Auto Checkout form, reset the CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT and CDS_AUTO_CKOUT shell environment variables.

CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT

CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT controls whether the Auto Checkout form automatically appears when you open data files using a Virtuoso Studio design environment product that has a graphical user interface and automatic check-out capability.

This variable works with CDS_AUTO_CKOUT.

Valid values for CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT are as follows:

Value	Description
all	(Default) The form appears when you open either cellview or noncellview data
none	The form never appears automatically
views	The form appears only when you open cellview data
files	The form appears only when you open noncellview data

CDS_AUTO_CKOUT

CDS_AUTO_CKOUT controls whether the software automatically checks out a file when you open it using Virtuoso.

• If an application has a graphical user interface, this variable works with CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT. When CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT is set to display the Auto Checkout form, the software seeds the form to reflect the value of CDS_AUTO_CKOUT. When CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT is not set to display the Auto Checkout form, the software performs the check-out action specified by the value of CDS_AUTO_CKOUT.
• If the application does not have a graphical user interface, the software ignores CDS_PROMPT_CKOUT and performs the check-out action specified by the value of CDS_AUTO_CKOUT.

Valid values for CDS_AUTO_CKOUT are as follows:

Value	Description
all	(Default) Automatic check-out for cellview and noncellview data
none	No automatic check-out operations
views	Automatic check-out for cellview data only
files	Automatic check-out for noncellview data only

Related Topics

Controlling Automatic Checkin Behavior

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