# Check-out

Check-out enables user to fetch the features from database and load them into current drawing for viewing and/or editing. After command is started a wizard like UI is shown to user.

First step is to select maps and layers from which features are to be imported:

<figure><img src="/files/Lybe5D8oO8rZZ47hbsyf" alt="" width="457"><figcaption><p>Select maps and layers</p></figcaption></figure>

Next, user can choose to check-out current or historical version of features. Choosing historical version means that user can select a specific date to see how features were represented in the past.

<figure><img src="/files/cRXvro8AEbLqvbhFoZBw" alt="" width="457"><figcaption><p>Select current or historical version</p></figcaption></figure>

In the next step, user needs to select the coordinate system for the checked-out features. After chek-out procedure is successfully finished the info about coordinate system will be saved in current drawing for future use.

<figure><img src="/files/uRIS8X7w1NNNaeuFJaIJ" alt="" width="563"><figcaption><p>Select coordinate system</p></figcaption></figure>

Last step is to check some helpful options to identify newly checked-out features on the screen.

<figure><img src="/files/ZxbEUj35Pr8b4OHdf3RT" alt="" width="457"><figcaption><p>Select additional options</p></figcaption></figure>

After procedure is finished user can look into messages written in the command line that give information about number of check-out features, possible errors etc.


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