Live Edit
This section of the documentation is deprecated.
The Live Edit tool based on Java Web Start is deprecated. Consider using the OpenKM Windows Live Edit tool.
More information is available in the Live Edit documentation section.
This extension makes it very easy to edit documents in OpenKM.
This option is only available if you have enabled the Live Edit feature. More information is available at Enable extensions.
Since OpenKM 6.4.29, this extension is no longer implemented as a Java Applet. We had to migrate to Java Web Start due to incompatibilities between Java Applets and the latest browser versions. So, when you want to edit a document, a JNLP file will be downloaded and needs to be executed by Java. You must agree to execute this app, and after that the Java application will be shown.
Use
When this extension is enabled, the actions of the Edit,
Update and
Cancel edit buttons change and will be used to edit the document in this new way.
- Choose a document.
- Click on
Edit icon. An Editor console (do not close it) and your default editor on your computer will be opened.
Do not close the "Editor" console until you have finished editing; otherwise your local changes will not be saved to OpenKM.
Once the Edit button is clicked, the document will be downloaded locally, opened with the default editor, and marked as checked out. Of course, if you want to edit a .doc document you need to have Microsoft Office or OpenOffice / LibreOffice installed on your computer
Warning message
Every time you save, the document will be sent to OpenKM to preserve the changes. However, the OpenKM document won't be modified until you click on the Update toolbar button.
- Edit the document locally and save when finished, then close the application.
- Click on
Update icon. A confirmation dialog will be shown.
If you close the local application editor (MS Word, MS Excel, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, etc.) and want to continue modifying the document, "double-click" the desired document row in the "Editor console" window.
