Configure check-out settings

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Administrators of Team Foundation version control (TFVC) can configure source control check-out settings. TFVC check-out settings enable files to be edited by more than one person at the same time.

Prerequisites

To configure check-out settings, you must have the Edit project-level information set to Allow. For more information, see Default TFVC permissions.

Configure checkout settings

  1. In Team Explorer, select the project for which you want to configure check-out settings.

  2. From the Team menu, click Team Project Settings, and then click Source Control.

  3. In the Source Control Settings dialog box, select the Check-out Settings tab.

  4. Select or clear the Enable multiple checkout box.

  5. Select or clear the Enable get latest on check-out box.

  6. Click OK.