Checking out a module for editing: short-term checkout/checkin in the editor
This task explains how to check out a module (short-term) for editing in the Arbortext or Oxygen XML editor.
Before you begin
- Contenta editor extension for the Arbortext Editor must be installed.
- If using Arbortext Editor, the Contenta S1000D Arbortext Editor plug-in must be installed.
- In the top banner of your desktop, click Preferences to specify a path to your checkout directory.
Contenta Web clients only: Contenta Web clients that have an Arbortext or Oxygen editor installed support both long-term and short-term editing cycles. Only long-term checkout is available when an editor is not installed on the Contenta Web client.
If the editor is not installed on your client, see Checking out a module for editing long term.
About this task
With short-term checkout and checkin, the module is exported to the checkout directory where you edit it in the editor. When you close the document in the editor, you are presented with the available checkin options.
If the module you check out contains references to other modules, the referenced objects are not checked out at the same time.