We can't automatically mark downloaded attachments as checked out (not because it is impossible, but because it is not something we want). It can be done using a custom velocity template for the attachment list, so that a user can click on a "mark as checked out" link next to the attachment, and other users will see who has checked out a document. goldring, richard wrote:
Shiva,
If users use XWiki as a way of managing document version then this scenario could happen.
I guess it could be a future enhancement to provide checking out/in of documents to prevent other users accidently checking out documents another person is editing. This could be done manually by the users noting in the wiki page that they've checked out one or more documents though it would be better to have this feature built into XWiki.
Regards,
Richard
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Shiva Shankar Sent: 12 May 2008 20:02 To: [email protected] Subject: [xwiki-users] Attachement checkout
Hi fellow XWikiers,
Am curious to know how you have handled the apparent lack of checkout of attachments. Any insights will be useful on how to handle this scenario.
1. User X creates a page and attaches an Excel spreadsheet 2. User Y then downloads the excel and edits it 3. Before Y can upload the new version, X downloads it again and updates the excel 4. User Y uploads the excel
Of course, X and Y can see what changed between the versions using tools provided by Excel but this is not very intuitive.
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