Save as Draft
Digest
New with the release of Cascade Server 5.0, the Save As Draft feature allows multiple users to save drafts of assets that they are editing in order to return later to finalize changes. By allowing users to work on multiple assets at once, and permitting users to leave the editing interface without publishing, Save As Draft leads to increased efficiency and a decrease in the constant use of system resources. The ability to periodically save a draft of an edit in progress serves as a valuable safeguard against accidental loss of work due to a browser crash or an accidental click. And since the Save As Draft feature is beneficial system-wide, it’s enabled for all users and for all content types.
Concept
More Insight on Save as Draft
Save as Draft allows for the following functionality:
- Multiple users may save drafts of a single asset
- View drafts just as you would a working copy in the editing interface
- Submission of final draft into workflow works as usual
Benefits of Save as Draft
- Users do not lose changes to an asset when viewing or editing other assets
- Allows multiple users to edit a single asset at once
- Edits/changes are saved in the database and not reflected in the current version of the asset, so that edits/changes are not published by automated publishes
- Users editing an asset that has a draft saved by another user will be able to save their own draft, but not submit the asset for publishing.
Technical
Saving a Draft of an Asset
To save a draft of an Asset:
- Click the Edit tab
- In the Content pane, click 'Save Draft':
Additional Notes on Save as Draft
- Saving of drafts goes through its own code path
- Drafts render temporary locks obsolete
- Drafts are deleted if current version of asset is deleted
- ‘View All Drafts’ function available in the ‘My Locks’ section of the dashboard
- Saving drafts of manually checked out assets is available as long as you are not the user who has checked it out
- Drafts of assets may be deleted at any time by loading the draft and discarding it
- If an asset is deleted, all drafts of that asset will be deleted