Checking in an item

You can check in an item that you have checked out.

Before you begin

To check in an item, you must have rights for the item and write permissions for the containing Folder or Structure Group.

In general, you can check in only those items that you have yourself checked out. The exception is if you are a System Administrator or you have the Lock Management right

About this task

The check-in action does not apply to items that are checked out through a workflow process. Items in workflow are checked in after the last activity in the associated workflow process is completed.

Procedure

  1. Access the Content Manager Explorer website.
  2. Go to the Folder or Structure Group where item is located and select the item.
  3. From the Home tab, select Check in.

Results

The item is checked in and other users can once again open and edit the item. Note the following:
  • Version—The newly checked-in item becomes the current version of the item and all items that use this item now use the new version. The version number increases to the next whole number. For example, if the checked-out version number was 1.8, the checked-in version number is 2.0.
  • BluePrinting—in any Child Publications that use the shared item, the shared version is the checked-in version.