Forum Discussion

MichelleARC's avatar
MichelleARC
Copper Contributor
Feb 06, 2024

Document library "check out document" not working

We are on SharePoint 2019 on-premise, and I have a document library that is set up to require checking out a document to view/edit.  The library contains an Excel document, and when I open the document, I don't get the option to check out.  And if I make edits to the document, the saved version doesn't get checked in or uploaded to the document library.

 

I'm not sure what I'm missing - any ideas?

  • MichelleARC 

     

    Are you admin or owner of the SharePoint site? 

     

    Make sure you have saved require check-in/check-out settings properly and then try testing the functionality using an user account with only edit/contribute permissions once.


    Please click Mark as Best Response & Like if my post helped you to solve your issue. This will help others to find the correct solution easily. It also closes the item. If the post was useful in other ways, please consider giving it Like.

    • MichelleARC's avatar
      MichelleARC
      Copper Contributor
      Thanks for the feedback. I double checked to make sure the settings had been saved properly, and they have been. I'm an admin, but just tested with a coworker that has edit permissions, and the document he opened did not get checked out when opened.

Resources