ONE-WAY COLLABORATIVE CONTENT ITEM LOCKING SYSTEM
The present disclosure relates to systems, non-transitory computer-readable media, and methods for controlling editing permissions associated with individual user accounts for collaborative documents without affecting the editing permissions associated with additional user accounts using a straightforward and concise presentation. For instance, the disclosed systems provide uncomplicated options for presentation on a client device, which provide account-based control of the editing permissions associated with a user account for collaborative digital content items while maintaining the existing editing permissions associated with additional user accounts for the collaborative content items. In particular, the disclosed systems can identify a collaborative content item associated with a user account, determine editing permissions associated with the user account, provide an option to modify the editing permissions associated with the user account, and modify the editing permissions associated with the user account all without affecting the editing permissions associated with other accounts.
1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
providing, by a content management system to a first client device associated with a first user account, a collaborative content item, the collaborative content item being accessible by the first user account and additional user accounts associated with additional client devices;
receiving, by the content management system from the first client device, a lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item; and
disabling editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create a locked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item.
2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining the locked status for the collaborative content item until receiving an unlock indication from the first client device.
3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising maintaining the locked status for the editing permissions of the collaborative content item until an end of a viewing session associated with the first client device.
4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system from the first client device, a global lock indication to disable global editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with the first user account; and
disabling editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with the first user account while maintaining editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the plurality of collaborative content items.
5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising disabling editing permissions for the collaborative content item for the first user account by updating editing permissions in a permission data table associated with the collaborative content item.
6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system from the first client device, a user-specific lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with a second user account; and
disabling editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with the second user account.
7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system from the first client device, a partial-lock indication to enable at least one editing feature associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item; and
based on receiving the partial-lock indication, enabling the at least one editing feature associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create a partial-locked status while disabling one or more other editing features associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item.
8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing, by a content management system to a second client device associated with a second user account, the collaborative content item;
receiving, by the content management system from the second client device, an edit request to edit content of the collaborative content item; and
modifying, by the content management system, the collaborative content item based on the edit request from the second client device while maintaining the locked status associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item.
9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 8 , further comprising:
receiving, by the content management system from the second client device, a second lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the second user account for the collaborative content item;
disabling editing permissions associated with the second user account for the collaborative content item to create a second locked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item;
receiving, by the content management system from the first client device, an unlock indication to enable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item; and
enabling editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create an unlocked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item.
10 . A system comprising:
at least one processor; and
a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
provide a collaborative content item, the collaborative content item being accessible by a first user account associated with a first client device and additional user accounts associated with additional client devices;
receive a lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item;
disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create a locked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item; and
provide a visible indication that the collaborative content item is in the locked status or is in an unlocked status.
11 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to maintain the locked status for the editing permissions of the collaborative content item until an end of a viewing session associated with the first client device.
12 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to disable editing permissions for the collaborative content item for the first user account by updating editing permissions in a permission data table associated with the collaborative content item.
13 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to provide, for display on the first client device, a selectable option with the collaborative content item to toggle between enabling or disabling editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item while maintaining the editing permissions for the additional user accounts.
14 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
provide, to a second client device associated with a second user account, the collaborative content item;
receive, from the second client device, an edit request to edit content of the collaborative content item; and
modify, the collaborative content item based on the edit request from the second client device while maintaining the locked status associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item.
15 . The system of claim 14 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to:
receive, from the second client device, a second lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the second user account for the collaborative content item;
disable editing permissions associated with the second user account for the collaborative content item to create a second locked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item;
receive, an unlock indication to enable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item; and
enable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create an unlocked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item.
16 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computing device to:
provide, by a content management system to a first client device associated with a first user account, a collaborative content item, the collaborative content item being accessible by the first user account and additional user accounts associated with additional client devices;
receive, by the content management system from the first client device, a lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item;
disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item to create a locked status while maintaining the editing permissions associated with the additional user accounts for the collaborative content item; and
provide a visible indication that the collaborative content item is in the locked status or is in an unlocked status.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the locked status is a time-based locked status, that disables editing to the collaborative content item for a specified period of time.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
provide, by a content management system to a second client device associated with a second user account, the collaborative content item;
receive, by the content management system from the second client device, an edit request to edit content of the collaborative content item; and
modify, by the content management system, the collaborative content item based on the edit request from the second client device while maintaining the locked status associated with the first user account for the collaborative content item.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to provide, by the content management system to the first client device, a notification of the locked status or an unlocked status of the collaborative content item upon accessing the collaborative content item.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computing device to:
receive, by the content management system from the first client device, a group-specific lock indication to disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with a designated group of user accounts; and
disable editing permissions associated with the first user account for a plurality of collaborative content items associated with the designated group of user accounts.