Checking out a file or folder

Background

Starting point

The procedure in this topic assumes Skribenta is installed and configured for normal operation, and:

You have logged into Skribenta.
You are assigned to one of the following user roles: content provider, technical writer or administrator.
You have selected the workspace you want to work in.
A content file or a configuration file is created in the workspace.

Or
An image file is created (by uploading or dragging-and-dropping it) in the workspace.

Or
A folder is created in the workspace.
The file or folder is checked in.

Your need

You need to make changes to a checked in file or folder (resource). By checking out the resource, it is possible to edit it.

The possibility

It is possible to check out a file or folder (resource) that has previously been checked in. A checked in resource cannot be changed. When you check out a resource, a new version is created and the resource can be edited.

About this task

What you will learn

This instruction tells you how to check out a file or folder (resource) to be able to make changes to the resource.

The result

This is a file before checking it out:

This is the file after checking it out:

Overall steps

Browse to the checked in file or folder (resource), then check out the resource.

Time

Less than 1 minute

Procedure

1. Make sure that the step(s) in section "Starting point" (see section "Background" above) are performed.

2. If you want to check out:

a folder, browse to the folder in the Workspace view.
a file, browse to the file in the Workspace view or the Publications view.

In the Publications view, you can only browse to a content or configuration file that is connected to a publication.