Checking In a Document

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When you have edited and saved a document and are no longer using it, you should save the changes on the server by right-clicking the object and selecting Check In from the context menu. Alternatively, you can select the object and press the Alt key, and then select Operations > Check In from the menu bar. After this, other users will be able to check out the document and edit it.

Tip: You can simultaneously check in all documents that you have checked out in the Checked Out to Me view. The shortcut for checking in a document is Ctrl + I.

Checking in with comments

You can comment on changes you made when you check in a document. Right-click the object and select Check In with Comments. Alternatively, select the object and press the Alt key, and then select Operations > Check In with Comments. In the Check In dialog, you can enter description of the changes you made. The comments are displayed in the Comments view of the object.

Note: Comments keep their permission settings. Only users defined in the permission settings, when the comment was added, can see these comments.