The automatic check-out of layers on page opening ensures that you can edit non-locked layers that are not in use by other users right on. If a layer is locked, then you will need to unlock it first. If a layer is in use by other user, you will have to wait until the user closes it or yields it to you.

The default value is: enabled

The recommended value is: enabled

To enable automatic check-out of layers on opening

1.On the Edit menu of the Pages main tab while not editing text, click Preferences.

2.On the Main tab, tick Automatically check out layers when opening pages.

3.Click OK to save the preference.

About saving preferences in database

When you click OK, the preferences are updated in the memory and applied right-on. GN4 will store the preference in the database when you exit application. Anyway, should your GN4 crash or exit in any other abnormal way, the preference will not be stored in database, and you will have to repeat the previously described steps.

This preference is stored in the Editorial_SystemUserConfig for the securityRef corresponding to the user name. To display that configuration, open EdAdmin4, click Client Applications, expand the search pane in the left sidebar, in the Name enter editorial, and in the securityRef select the name of the user. Double-click the Editorial_SystemUserConfig to open the content. Locate the preference by name.