Automatic rule - Check in/Check out

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Lorenzo

Hi,

I 'd like that alfresco makes automatically the "Check out" of the file when I open them in webdav.

For this I 'd like to create a rule in a folder, which automatically alfresco makes the "check out" when  the files  are opened.

Likewise when I close the file it makes the "Checks in".

Could be that developed by means of a script?

Thanks in advance

afaust

This is impossible. First, there is no rule trigger for the "open" use case, which is a generic read access that can also not be distinguished between a simple browser download, a CMIS or public ReST API call, or being opened e.g. in MS Office via WebDAV. Similarly, there is no rule trigger for the "close" use case - unless there are actual changes being made, closing a file in a client application may not perform any call back to Alfresco to let it know the file is being closed. And even in the case changes are made, the "save" operation cannot be distinguished between e.g. q quick save after which editing continues, and a "final" save.

If you are dealing with MS Office based files, you would be better off to use Alfresco Office Services to mount a WebDAV-like network drive - in this instance, MS Office will think it is working with a SharePoint server and automatically issue LOCK/UNLOCK commands to prevent co-modification.