KM document editing

[Former Member]

Hi,

In EP, when I right click on a document (stored in KM repository) and go to "Edit locally", the document gets checked-in. I would like to know whether I am editing the document in the KM repository itself or the document gets to my desktop and then when I save it and check-out, it gets back to the KM repository.

Thanks,

Mandar

[Hansi_Richstein]

If you use local editing, the file should be stored in a dedicated local temp directory (containing e.g. the portal ID in the path). There might be another link to it in the standard "recent" history of Office, as you describe it, but this is not the actual storage place. You would have to follow that link to find it.

When you upload the file with the Checkin-functionality (directly after local editing or any time later through the file's details), the file should be deleted from your PC (it won't be deleted, however, if you just use the normal "Upload" function after locating it yourself). So while you might still have a link in the "recent" history, it will probably point to a no longer existing document.

Regards, /-/ans-Jürgen

[Former Member]

Hi Hans,

You are right. It does a create a link which points to Temp directory.

Thanks,

Mandar

[Former Member]

Just read about it, the document gets saved in a temporary folder on the local hard disk. Can anyone let me know the exact path to this temporary folder?

Thanks,

Mandar

[Former Member]

Hi Mandar,

you can find this out the path to this folder yourself by opening a DOC-file (for example) and going to -> File -> Save as... You will see the path there.

By default the portal this would be the "%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Temp" directory + subpath.

Btw: You can also make the portal to save those files in a special directory. Just create a new system variable (under environment variables) with the name "SAPKM_USER_TEMP" and the path the new directory. (Don't forget to open a new browser session after this).

Hope this helps,

Robert

[Former Member]

Hi Robert,

I dont intend to save files. I want to make sure that when I make changes to the file and upload it, the file gets deleted from the temporary folder (for security purposes). In my case, the file (a word document) gets stored in the following folder

...\Documents and Settings\<userid>\Application Data\Microsoft\Office\Recent

-Mandar

[Former Member]

Hi Mandar,

so I understand that your question is answered? If NOT let me know.

Regards,

Robert