How to gain access to a checked out diagram

This article explains how an administrator or a user with the item role permission Administer on the object can get access to the diagram's latest checked-in version or the working draft.

1. Navigate to the checked-out diagram

2. Via the diagram’s main menu, select Undo Check Out -> Diagram returns to the latest checked-in state or select Transfer Draft to transfer its working draft to a different user

Note: With v19.22, you can use the “Transfer Draft” functionality via API.

For versions before 18.4

Requirements for the user to gain access

Any item role that gives you the three permissions "View", "See Unapproved" and "Administer" on the object you want to undo the checkout on.

Step-by-step guide to gain access to the latest checked-in version

  All changes done in the working draft will be lost when undoing the checkout

1. Navigate to the diagram in the web (see link below for IGX documents)

2. Go to its DETAILS tab

3. Click UNDO CHECKOUT and confirm

Step-by-step guide to gain access to the working draft

1. Navigate to the diagram in the web (see link below for IGX documents)

2. Go to its HISTORY tab

3. Click VIEW on the working draft

4. Click File -> Export to File -> Export as IGXW

5. Click the diagram in the tree - or select the latest version on the diagram tab using the version dropdown, if available

6. Go to the DETAILS tab of the diagram

7. Click UNDO CHECKOUT and confirm

8. Go back to the DIAGRAM tab

9. Click File → Check Out

10. Click File → Import from File

11. Select the IGXW you have just exported

12. Check in the diagram or continue working on the draft

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