Check-in and Check-out

Whenever you open a topic or the Structure View for editing, it is automatically checked out. This means you have locked it and other users cannot edit it. This helps avoid conflicts, where two users simultaneously try to change each other's work.

When content is checked out, you will see a checkmark in the Content Manager, Resource View and Checked Out Documents Panel. By default, Paligo is not overly restrictive about checkouts, a user can check in someone else's documents if needed. This is to stop check-outs hampering your work, for example, in case someone forgets to check in before going on vacation or is otherwise unavailable. The content can be checked in from the Checked Out Documents Panel or by using its dotted menu (...) in the Content Manager. We recommend you use the Automatic check-in that checks in content when the Editor is closed.

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