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When you request a binder check-out several things happen depending on
how your System Administrator configured file cabinet replication, and
whether or not you are working in the master file cabinet.
If you are working in the master file cabinet, or if you can connect to it to
do the check out, you can check out the binder immediately. This locks the
binder so that other editors cannot modify it, and it creates a working copy
of the binder for editing.
If you are working in the file cabinet replica:
• Check-outs may not be allowed. You’ll be able to open the binder for
viewing, but you won’t be able to check it out for editing.
• You may be prompted for how you want to proceed. You’ll be able to
send a check-out request to the master file cabinet, or connect to the file
cabinet and check out the binder immediately.
• You may have the option of sending a check-out request to the master
file cabinet. This gives you a provisional lock on the binder, and a
working copy for editing.
When your check-out request arrives at the master file cabinet, one of
three things will happen:
• If the binder is not currently checked out, and it has not been
modified by someone else since you obtained the provisional lock,
the binder is checked out to you (locked) and you can continue to
make changes, or you can check it back in.
• If the binder is currently checked out to someone else, or if it has been
deleted, your check-out request is rejected. You can cancel the request
and discard your changes, or you can retry the request, maintaining
your changes and keeping the binder provisionally locked.
• If the binder is not currently checked out, but has been modified since
you requested the lock, it is checked out to you, but you must resolve
any differences between your working copy and the master before
you can check it back in. You can choose to discard your changes and
check the binder back in, or you can selectively merge your changes
into the master binder before checking it in.
Handling binder check-out rejections
When you send a check-out request to the master file cabinet, your request
may be rejected. For example, if the binder you requested is already
checked out to someone else, or if the binder has been deleted from the
master file cabinet, your request is rejected.
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