Check if document in doc. library is check-out when loading/submitting EditForm

[Michal Riha]

Hi Alexander,
is it possible to check if document stored in document library is check-out (someone is edditing this document) when someone else wants to open/submit EditForm for this document?
I found SP.File.checkOutType property (sp.js) but do not know how to use it.
Thanks a lot
Michal

• This topic was modified 7 years, 4 months ago by Michal Riha.

[Alexander Bautz]

Hi,
This property is not available by default in DFFS, but you can use a query like this in the custom js:

var checkedOut = false;
var checkedOutRes = spjs.utility.getItemByID({"listName":_spPageContextInfo.pageListId,"id":spjs.dffs.data.thisItemID,"viewFields":["CheckoutUser"]});
if(checkedOutRes.CheckoutUser !== null){
    checkedOut = true;
}
// Use the checkedOut variable to do something here

Hope you can use this snippet.

Alexander

[Michal Riha]

Hi Alexander,
thanks, this works perfectly,
but only in case when use “check out” from local menu. Is it possible to determine if document is edited – open in MS office/OWA in edit mode?
I cannot use force check out due to some workflow problems.

Michal

[Alexander Bautz]

Sorry, but I don’t know how to detect if a document is edited if the document library doesn’t require checkout – and the document therefore hasn’t actually been checked out.

Alexander

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