Configure check-out settings
Azure DevOps Services | Azure DevOps Server 2022 - Azure DevOps Server 2019
Visual Studio 2019 | Visual Studio 2022
Team Foundation Version Control (TFVC) administrators 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
| Category | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Permissions | Edit project-level information permission set to Allow. |
For more information, see Default TFVC permissions.
Configure checkout settings
In Visual Studio Team Explorer, connect to the project for which you want to configure check-out settings.
Under Project, select Settings.
On the Settings page, in the Team Project section, select Source Control.
In the Source Control Settings dialog box, on the Check-out Settings tab, select or clear the Enable multiple check-out checkbox.
Select or clear the Enable get latest on check-out checkbox.
Select OK.