For non-version-controlled files, it is possible to edit files just as you would on any other volume: just double-click a file to open it, and save it as necessary. However, the interaction of the Macintoshís WebDAV support with locking and version control requires you to exercise care when using the Macintosh to collaborate with others.
Locking
Certain Macintosh applications, like Microsoft Office, will lock files when they are opened for editing. You can see file lock status by checking the CFI or File Details views. Locked files have an icon next to their name in the CFI.
In File Details, you will see some information about the lock holder. The information used by Microsoft Office to lock files is not very descriptive:
Important: Most Macintosh applications will not automatically lock files. Furthermore, when Macintosh applications save a file, they first save it as a temporary filename to the same folder. When the save succeeds, they delete the original file and rename the temporary file to the original filename. Even if you lock a file manually, when you save the file, the file you locked will be deleted and replaced with a new file. If you attempt to write a file locked by another user, your save will return an error.
In this case, you should do a "Save As" a different filename to save your file.
Version Control
Important: Do to the "safe save" implementation in the Macintosh Finder, you must not use the Finder—or any standard Macintosh application—to write version controlled files; if you do, the version history will be lost.
Instead, when collaborating with others, we recommend that you use the following procedure with the File Details window:
Lock the file.
Check out the file.
Download the file, and edit it locally.
When you are ready to check in your changes:
Use the browse button to find your local copy.
Press the ìreplaceî button to upload your local copy.
Check in the file.
Unlock the file.
For more information, see the chapter [Checkout Checkin].