AssetDatabase.SaveAssetIfDirty does not automatically check out assets

Steps to reproduce:

1. Set up a project under VCS (e.g. P4) with at least one asset in it.

2. Make a script that calls EditorUtility.SetDirty() on the asset

3. Call AssetDatabase.SaveAssetIfDirty() on the asset

Actual results: 
Asset is not checked out in source control

Expected results: 
Asset is checked out in source control

Reproducible with versions: 
2020.3 onwards (landed in 2022.1, and backported)

Not reproducible with versions: 

Can’t test with versions: 

Tested on (OS): 
macOS, Windows

Notes:

•  Can use something like this to test :

[MenuItem("Test/Test Version Control Checkout")]
private static void TestVersionControlCheckout()
{
    var asset = LoadScriptableObject(); // load an asset
    asset.stringField += "_NewContent"; // make some changes
    EditorUtility.SetDirty(asset);
    // AssetDatabase.SaveAssets(); // ok, will checkout the asset
    AssetDatabase.SaveAssetIfDirty(asset); // not ok, will not checkout the asset
}

Originally raised on the forums: https://forum.unity.com/threads/the-version-control-system-wont-checkout-changed-assets-when-using-assetdatabase-saveassetifdirty.1554779/#post-9685544