In WCM, you do not need to check out content in order to work with it. When you create, import, modify, or delete a content item, Alfresco automatically locks the item to prevent editing clashes.
The lock icon displaying a padlock with a key (
) indicates that
you, the currently logged in user, own that lock and are permitted to
perform actions on it, including edit, submit, or undo (revert) changes to
that item. The lock icon displaying only a padlock (
) indicates
that the content item is currently non-editable as it is owned by another
user. In this case, the Edit and
Delete buttons are removed from the
Actions list. A convenient tooltip displays the
user who currently owns the lock. When another user owns a lock, a limited
set of actions are available to you.
) the item in the user sandbox. Use this
feature carefully as it does present an opportunity for conflicting edits
on that item.A content item under editorial review – and until approved or rejected – is available only for preview. Content items promoted to editorial review remain in the Modified Items list of the user sandbox but are locked. In this case, those items can be edited only in the context of the review or edit task itself. This prevents any user making modifications to the content underneath the reviewer.