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Listing all checked out files
As a site administrator tool I have to list all checked out files in the site collection. Looking at the DB is looks like the tp_CheckoutUserId field in AllUserData might be a key to this query.
Is ...
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Cannot check out documents anymore
Our WSS3 document libraries no longer prompt to check out. I've confirmed check out is required for editing, and I've tried a new library. We're getting the same results. I also check the ...
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Check out issues after migration
We've migrated a MOSS 2007 Site Collection into SP2010 as a Site Collection under a tenant in a multi-tenancy set up. This migrated SC gives an error on checkout through the UI that states that the ...
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Can an admin check in publishing pages for other users?
I know that those with Full Control can override a checkout by another user (which causes the user's changes to be lost), but can the Full Control users also check in those publishing pages on a ...
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Using the Web Services to determine if a user has a document checked out
(Note I need a solution for this that works on 2007 and 2010)
We have a desktop application that we are adding Sharepoint Check in and out functionality to using the Web Services.
One issue we are ...
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SharePoint 2007 - Remind user of check-out documents
May I know if it is possible to remind user who have check-out a document for a period of time, to check in their document? (I notice that sometime user do forget to check-in their documents, so was ...
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Page is checked out by another user. How can I force check-in or discard?
A page has been checked out by someone who I am not able to contact. I need to update the page but cannot check it out until the current check-out is finished.
How can I force the current check-out ...
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“Document could not be checked out” permission problem?
I am facing problem with document check out in a SharePoint document library.
This is the message I am getting:
I'm using the out of the box document
library.
I have logged on as Admin
Document is ...
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Get the check out file based on users Name
My environment is SharePoint 2007.
I have write a Power shell script to get the file names and checked out by username and their email id. I am successfully able to get these details.
Now I want to ...
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Best Practice to handle items modification in SharePoint 2007
From my understanding, there is no checkout function inside a SharePoint 2007 List.
So, what is the best practice that SharePoint Professionals and Expert do to make sure that a item of a SharePoint ...
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How to force check out on SharePoint search results?
When get search results with documents and I click on it to edit they are not checked out. Despite the fact that I activated check-in/check-out in the DL where the document is located. How can I force ...
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Read-only document displays Check Out button in MS Word “Server Document” bar
Similar to the issue described here, I have a customer whose users see the "Check Out" button when opening Word 2007 documents directly from a document library with the checkin/out enabled.
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Get list of all publishing pages checked out
For a specific SharePoint 2010 web site, is there a way to get a list of all publishing pages (Pages library) items that are checked out regardless of how many subfolders deep they are located? ...
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limit to number of times you can checkin/checkout a document
Is there a limit to how many times a file in SP2010 can be checkedin and checkedout assuming the file size is small and we have no problem of space in the database. Pointers to any documentation with ...
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Changing file icon images
I'd like to accomplish two things:
I want to change the color on the "checked out" arrow from green to red to increase visibility.
I'd like to know how to modify the icons associated with different ...
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Master Page checked in and approved (as a major version) yet I'm still the only person that can see it
Topic pretty much says it all. I've checked in a new major version of the master page and approved it, but I'm still the only person who can see this page.
What am I missing here?
This is a ...
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Remotely & Programmatically check document in and out
Here's the situation:
We have a number of Excel based tools that are checked into a SharePoint document library. I want a program that will allow me to check out one to many tools, perform ...
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Implement check-in check-out on list items?
I want to implement check-in/check-out functionality on a list in sharepoint 2010.
What I want is, when a person is updating a list item, no one else shuld be able to edit that particular item and ...
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What is the difference? (Checked out files)
I am in the process of writing a powershell script to work with checked out files and I stumpled on this article: Find All Checked Out Files
My question is what is the difference between the two ...
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CheckOutFile() raises SoapException: “Your changes conflict with those made concurrently by another user.”
I'm trying to check out a file using the Lists web service. Here is my code:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using Soap = ...
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How to unlock a SPFile.SPCheckedOutStatus.ShortTerm lock on a ListItem on both Sharepoint 2007 and 2010
How can a site administrator remove a short term lock on a SPListItem.SPFile object? This happens when a user opens a Office document for editing from a list without doing a checkout. If the user does ...
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SharePoint 2003: List all checked-out documents
I'm in a process where I'm copying documents from a SharePoint 2003-site to a new 2007 site. The problem is that documents that are checked out on the 2003-site are not copied in their newest version ...
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When does SharePoint check out files when “Require documents to be checked out before they can be edited?” set to Yes?
I have a document library in SharePoint 2010 to which a user is uploading spreadsheets via a custom web part.
These spreadsheets are later processed by another custom web part and updated. A user ...
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Cannot open document for editing in Sharepoint (MOSS 2007)
I am experiencing a frustrating issue when I try to check out a document for editing in one of our Sharepoint sites (running MOSS 2007, Office 2010, IE9, Win 7 32 bit SP1), when I try to open the ...
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How to get checked out SPListItem for current user by file name using CAML query?
I use SharePoint 2010 RTM and now I'm trying to get SPListItem, which was checked out by current user, using code like this:
query.Query = "<OrderBy>" +
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Is it possible to Check-in and Check-out the current form from the InfoPath browser editor?
A coworker has been tasked with adding check-in and check-out functionality from within an InfoPath 2010 form. Is this possible?
This is a typical use case:
User is browsing a SharePoint Form ...
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Determine Publishing Page check-in/publish status programmatically
Is there a way to determine the check-in/publish status of a Publishing Page programmatically?
For example to determine
whether the page is checked out (and to whom),
whether the page has a ...
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checking out from MS word / file missing in local drafts folder
If I check out a document in the document library, I get the option to use the local drafts folder while working on the document. However, it looks like there is no option to use the local drafts ...
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Sharepoint Issues with Checking Out Documents
We have a unique problem, We have several of our users that can check out signed in documents, although they are in the same permission group as other users.
The link that you use to check out the ...
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Document library forces check-in upon adding custom lookup column
SharePoint 2007 Team Site
Add a Document Library with the Word 2003 template
Add a new item, save, close document, no problems
Add a (required) custom lookup field to the document library
Add a new ...
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Checked Out file is not appearing inside “SharePoint Drafts” folder?
I have SPS 2010 intranet site that has 1200+ users, and so many document libraries and folders. The farm is actually contains only one server and there is no any Alternate Access Mapping configured ...
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sharepoint document library issue in document check in - check out
We are using sharepoint 2007.
I have created new document library and added some documents.
When I checked out any document,it throws following error message
"This document could not be done checked ...
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What happen to Checkout document during a PC crash?
What will happen to a document that was check-out from a document library in SharePoint 2007 when the client computer crash? (e.g. Is the check-out forever lost? Is there a need to check-out the ...
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Office Web Apps error with checkout required
I have office web apps installed , everything works fine unless checkout is required on a document library, then I receive the error
"An error occured while opening this document. To edit this ...
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“Unexpected error” when a page is checked out [closed]
I am facing a strange issue now. If a page is checked out by someone all others who view this page gets an "Unexpected error" error page.
After making some changes to web.config I was able to get ...
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File remains checked out after closing without making changes
If I open a file for editing using the dropdown menu and selecting "Edit in " and then immediately close that file without making any changes or saving it, SharePoint does not prompt me to check that ...
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What is the specific benefit of requiring check out in order to edit?
Just today I decided to try something that I was certain would go terribly wrong: In the Versioning Settings of one of my document libraries I set the Require Check Out option to "No" but left ...
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Checkout file returned by sharepoint does not really exist
I have the following code that returns me a list of checkout files in a document library.
private static void IdentifyCheckedOutFilesForRequest(SPListItem listItem, SPDocumentLibrary lib, ...
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The file “[file name]” is checked out or locked for editing even though no one has it open
I get the following error when I try to check out a document from a document library in SharePoint that has been recently edited:
The file "[file name]" is checked out or locked for editing by
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Checked Out documents can't be found on local drives
I'm using Foundation 2010 and when I checkout various documents they won't save on my computer. I've tried to play around with the Office offline editing options and the Sharepoint Draft file location ...
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Edit Page not disabled when a page is checked out
I have a bunch of publishing sites upgraded from SharePoint 2007 to 2010 and our users have noticed an interesting difference. Not sure if it's related to our environment or a bug in 2010.
Basically ...
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How to deal with versioning files that are not types recognized by sharepoint
We store files in sharepoint that are not office documents (PDFs, Quickbooks files, that kind of thing). I would like to be able to check them out, modify them, and upload a new version, check in and ...
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Error discarding checkout when 'Use my Local Draft folder' is checked
I am working on a .docx file and check it out, use local drafts folder then discard checkout from the ribbon.
This causes this error "The system cannot find the file specified. (Exception from ...
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SharePoint Designer 2010 Overriding Default Editor For Checked-Out Files
I've set up an override CSS file and it's sitting in a Site Asset library.
When I view the file via SharePoint, it opens in my system default CSS editor - being my text editor of choice. This app is ...
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Unable to checkout doc when using VPN connection
When I connect to a library with checkin/out and versioning enabled I get the following message when checking out and editing a file
"This document could not be checked out to your local draft ...
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How could this happen? Records declared without checked out user
I have a bunch of records that exist on my sharepoint site that have somehow become records without being checked out to a user....
Any idea how that could be possible? I was under the impression ...
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Infopath forms get checked out and locked on Form Library when any entry is checked out
I have been struggling with this one for a while.
We have a Form Library, where a user will enter data into a form and it gets stored. When changes to that entry need to be made, we require a ...
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CheckedOutFiles return zero files but there are some files checked out
I've defined a Document Library named "Sales" on Sharepoint 2010. And I use the following code fragment to add all names who have checked out a file to a listbox:
lstCheckedOut.Items.Clear();
var ...
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Can't check documents back in from drafts folder? SP2010
If someone checks out a document to their local drafts folder, edits the document then tries to check the document back in via the menu of the office app (word), SP GUI, or closing the app that ...
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Unable to check-out an excel sheet from a document library in SharePoint 2010 Standard
I have a document library under my SharePoint 2010 Standard site. We are uploading Excel files to this document library to be updated by multiple users (Using Check-in/Check-out). We are using IE9 as ...
