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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 docume...
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.
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- 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.
