Check Out a Previous Version of a Content Item

When you check out a content item, you choose which version you want to edit. In some cases you may want to "rollback" to a previous version of a content item. You can do this by checking out a previous version of a content item and transitioning it to Published status.

You can check out a content item from one of two locations:

To check out a previous version of a content item from the Content Repository:

  1. If the item is not currently assigned to you, use the Content Repository to check out the item. Items assigned to you appear in the Content Workspace under the My Assigned Items folder.
  2. From the Content Repository, click the content item you want to check out.
  3. In the Editor pane, click the View Content tab.
  4. In the View Content tab, use the Version drop-down list to select the version you want to check out.
  5. Click Check Out.

You can either make your changes to the content item from the Content Repository or navigate to the Content Workspace where the content item will be listed in the My Checked Out Items folder.

To check out a previous version of a content item from the Content Workspace:

  1. If an item is currently assigned to you, use the Content Workspace to check out the item. Items assigned to your role appear in the Content Workspace under the My Assigned Items folder.
  2. From the Content Workspace, navigate to the content item you want to check out.
  3. In the Editor pane, click the View Content tab.
  4. In the View Content tab, use the Version drop-down list to select the version you want to check out.
  5. Click Check Out.

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