Using built-in with global variables

I am trying to setup built-in source code control for LabVIEW. It seems to be OK except in one case:
Is it possible to use built-in with global variables ?
VIs that use a global variable are supposed to be updated automatically when global variable is modified but what happen when VIs are checked-in ? LabVIEW cannot updated them. Is it necessary to check out all VIs before modifying global variable ? This is not convenient if global variable is used in more than 100 VIs !
Is there another solution ? Can Perforce resolve this problem ?
Thanks for your help !
David

You can still use and update global variables while they are checked in to SSC. The default values will still be saved in SSC but they can still be modified and read by other vi's.
goldie

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