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# Using a Source Control Management System

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If you use an enterprise, file-based source control management system to manage your Java source files, you can use the same system with your TopLink Workbench project files. These project files are maintained by TopLink Workbench and written out in XML file format.

The check in and check out mechanism for the source control system defines how to manage the source (the XML source and TopLink Workbench project file) in a multiuser environment.

Checking Out and Checking In TopLink Workbench Project Files

Although your actual development process will vary depending on your SCM tool, a typical process involves the following steps:

1. Determine (based on your SCM system) which files to retrieve from the source management system.

2. Edit the project using TopLink Workbench.

3. Save the edited project. If TopLink Workbench displays the Read-Only Files dialog box, make a note of these files, they must be unlocked and possibly merged. See "Working With Locked Files" for more information.

4. Merge the required project files. See "Merging Files" for details.

5. Check in the modified files, then retrieve from the repository any files that have been added or modified for this TopLink Workbench project.