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Created on Jul 21, 2026

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File Check in / Check out : the popup button " Enable modification merges when the server file becomes avaiable " should be functional

Hello Team,

Currently, when editing a Microsoft Office file ( pptx, docx, xilx ... ), when the file is already checked out by another end-user, there's a popup appearing which propose two options :
1- open in read-only ( this option works as expected )
2- Edit the file and merge your changes (with the server file when it becomes available)-> this option is not working as expected !!!

The dual-editing capability is ok, but when the file became available ( meaning one of the editor has checked-in/released the file ) , the second editor never receive a message signaling it, and when the second editor ( the one remaining on the file ) save it's version of edited file, the merging is not done with the version of the 1st editor ... Instead, the 2nd editor save a new version based on the original ( before edition from 1st ediror ) and not from the one saved by editor n°1 .

Therefore, the apparent conclusion is that the Merge capability does not work at all although it is offered as an option in the popup button.

Needed By Yesterday (Let's go already!)

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