> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.flexagon.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# checkoutProjectSources (Surround)

> Checkout repository in writable state, from project sources. Use this in conjunction with checkinProjectSources to make changes to files in a project

Checkout repository in writable state, from project sources. Use this in conjunction with checkinProjectSources to make changes to files in a project source.

# Target Properties

<table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><th>**Property Name**</th><th>**Property Code**</th><th>**Required**</th><th>**Description**</th></tr><tr><td>Surround Executable</td><td>`FDSURROUND_EXE_PATH`</td><td>N</td><td>Path to the Surround executable. Required only if Surround is not on PATH.</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Inputs

<table><colgroup><col /><col /><col /><col /></colgroup><tbody><tr><th>**Input Name**</th><th>**Input Code**</th><th>**Required**</th><th>**Description**</th></tr><tr><td>Exclusive checkout</td><td>`FDSURROUND_INP_EXCLUSIVE_CHECKOUT`</td><td>N</td><td>Lock the files when checking them out.</td></tr></tbody></table>

# Artifacts

This operation doesn’t consume or produce any artifacts.

# Endpoint Selection

This operation will select all available endpoints associated to the Target.

# Endpoint Execution

This operation will execute on any one of the selected endpoints and will be random in the determination of which one.

# Special Considerations

Make sure to use checkinFromProjectSources to checkin the files after checking them out, otherwise the files will stay checked out.