Check-in Notes With Team Foundation Server Check-in Notes, administrators may collect data from users during the check-in process. This data is permanently recorded in Change Set. An administrator sets up the check-in notes and associates the notes with the root of a project. When a user checks in files to that project, they are prompted to enter the required information in the Checkin Notes dialog. Check-in notes are optional by defualt. To change settings for check-in notes, right-click the project name in the Team Explorer pane, select Team Project Settings, and then select Source Control. Adding notes to a changeset during check-in