Check out the specific versions of the non-bot file dependencies from the public workspace to the private workspace to create an editable copy of the file.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have completed all the prequisites for checking out non-bot file dependencies: Prerequisites for checking out bot and dependencies.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Control Room as a Bot Creator or a Citizen Developer user.
  2. On the left pane, click Automation.
    A list of available bots, forms, and non-bot files are displayed.
  3. You can choose to check out either one file or multiple files simultaneously.
    • Select the file dependency that you want to check out, click the actions menu (vertical ellipsis), and click Check out file.
    • Select the file dependencies that you want to check out and click Check out checked items.
    OptionSteps
    Check out file Select this option to check out the latest version of the dependent file.
    Advanced options Select this option to select a specific version of the dependent file to check out.
    1. Click Advanced optoins.
    2. Select the version of the dependent file to check out.
    3. Add or remove further dependencies if any.
    4. Select the version of these dependencies.
    5. Review the dependencies (Overwritten, Missing, Cloned, Skipped.)
    6. Click Check out.
    The file appears in the same folder structure in the private workspace.
  4. To cancel the checked-out dependent file, click the Cancel check out for file option.
    You can use this option from either the public or the private workspace.
    In the public workspace, the file status changes to Public, and the file is available for check out by another user with the appropriate permissions. In the private workspace, the file status changes to New if any changes were made to the file. If there are no changes, the file is replaced with a clone.