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# Check Out

The Check Out option allows you to lock script objects so they can be safely updated without affecting other users. When you select this option, a Check Out dialog box will be displayed.

## Show Objects of Type

Use this drop-down list to filter the object list to only show objects of a certain type. Valid types are: Projects, Process Flows, Streams, Pages, Fields, Actions, XML Interfaces, Functions, and API Interfaces.

## Object List

This list will display all objects in the Project Book that are currently not checked out and their descriptions. To select an object to be checked out, click the check box.

Note: Objects are automatically checked out when you edit them from any Genesys Agent Scripting dialog.

## Progress

This bar show the progress made as each object is checked out.

## Select All

This button selects all of the items that are not checked out.

## Clear All

This button clears all items that are currently selected for check out.

## Check Out

Use this option to check out objects from the admin database. Clicking Check Out will check out each object that has a check mark next to it. Until each object is checked in, other users will not be able to modify or delete it.

## Close

This button will close the window without performing any actions.