Check Out File

When you check out the current working version of a file, it becomes unavailable to other users. They can still view the file, but they cannot make any changes until you check the file back in. When you check the revised document back in, users can view the new version and check it out for additional revision.

To check out a file:

1. Perform one of the following:

• From the Document Explorer portlet or application view, click the Documents tab. In the table pane, select the document you want to check out. Click .

• From the Documents portlet, select the document you want to check out, then click .

2. In the File Check-Out dialog box, select whether you want to copy the document from Oracle WebCenter Collaboration to your computer or use the document on your hard drive. If you do not download the current version of the document, you might be overwriting someone else's changes.

3. Click Finish.

4. If you have downloaded the current version, in the File Download dialog box click Save. In the Save As dialog box select the location where you would like to check the document out to and click Save.
   
   After completing a check out, the file is marked as checked out and your name appears as the person who checked it out.

5. After completing your revisions to the file, check it in.
   
   Oracle WebCenter Collaboration keeps copies of all versions of the document and a complete revision history.

 Related Topics:

• About Documents

• Documents Portlets

• Document Explorer Portlets

• Documents (Application View)

• Check In File

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