Editing File Contents
File contents in enaio® coLab can be edited. The rights of the project members determine who is allowed to edit which file content and how.
Editing Files in enaio® coLab
Standard project members and project room owners can edit file contents in enaio® coLab.
In order to edit the file contents, you have to download the files to your local file system. After editing, you can add the changed files to enaio® coLab as new files or replace the old files.
You can find information in Downloading Files and Folders on how to download files in enaio® coLab.
You can find information in Adding Folders and Files on how to add files in enaio® coLab.
You can find information in Replacing Files on how to replace files in enaio® coLab.
Reference documents added from enaio® to a coLab project room using the enaio® client cannot be replaced.
Editing Files Using enaio® client
Project members who are also enaio® users also have the option of editing the files in enaio® coLab using enaio® client. To do so, you can use the functionality that enaio® offers for editing files (such as variant administration and enaio® Office Add-In NG). The files edited using enaio® client in enaio® are automatically synchronized with the files in the coLab project room after editing.
There are some special features for enaio® users when editing file contents in a coLab project room due to the extensive functionality of the enaio® object types:

A reference document is a document in enaio® with multiple locations and several index data forms (see also enaio® client).
Using reference documents in a coLab project room is helpful if the document is to be protected against overwriting and unintentional deletion in enaio® coLab.
Delete: If a reference document is deleted in enaio® coLab, only the reference document with its index data is deleted in enaio®. The original document is not deleted.
Reference documents in a coLab project room can be recognized by the fact that you are not able to use the 'Replace file' feature in the coLab directory structure.

A document with multiple locations in enaio® has multiple locations, but only one index data form (see also enaio® client).
Replace: If a document with multiple locations in enaio® coLab is replaced, this also applies to all locations of this document in enaio®.
Delete: If a document with multiple locations in enaio® coLab is deleted, only the location in enaio® is deleted. The original document is not deleted.

A document with variants is a document in enaio® that manages older versions of the document in a variant administration system. However, only the active variant is shown (see also enaio® client).
Using documents with variants in a coLab project room is helpful if the development history of a file is supposed to be documented in enaio®, for example. You can also prepare new document versions that are supposed to only be shown in enaio® coLab at a certain point in time in the variant administration in enaio®.
If you have edited files using enaio® client in enaio®, you may have to update the contents of your browser tab in enaio® coLab so that you can see the edited files. Click the Refresh icon in your browser to refresh.