The package, folder, or element that you want to check out must exist in the VCS repository.

When you check out a package or a folder, all the contents of the package or folder are also checked out.

After the check-out procedure is completed, a small check mark or ‘>’ mark appears on the icon of the checked-out element in the Navigator view.

If you are using Team Foundation Server as your VCS client:

When you check out a package, it is added to the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory because the workspace of your local service development project is set to the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory.

If an element or a package with the same name already exists in the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory, Designer will merge the two elements or the contents of the two packages.

After checking out, you must right-click the package in Navigator view and select Load IS Package to load the package in the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory.

If you are using CVS or SVN as your VCS client, if a package or an element with the same name already exists in the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory, Designer replaces the package or the element with the one from the VCS.

You cannot directly clone a remote Git repository to the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory. To synchronize a remote Git repository with your local Git repository, you must first fetch the contents of the remote Git repository by adding a link to the Remotes node. Then, you must import the required projects to the workspace to view them in Package Explorer view or Navigator view. You must also load the package(s) in the Integration Server_directory \instances\default\packages directory by right-clicking the package in Navigator view and selecting Load IS Package.