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TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments API

Transfers checked-out documents from one user to another. The check-out ownership is reassigned so the target user can check in or cancel the check-out.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments?authenticationTicket=...&fromUserName=...&toUserName=...
POST /srv.asmx/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`authenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`.
`fromUserName`	string	Yes	The username whose checked-out documents will be transferred.
`toUserName`	string	Yes	The username who will take ownership of the checked-out documents.

Response

Success Response

<root success="true" />

Success Response (with warnings)

<root success="true" warnings="Some checked-out documents could not be transferred." />

Error Response

<root success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions

System administrator. Only system administrators can transfer user data between accounts.

Example

GET Request

GET /srv.asmx/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments
  ?authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
  &fromUserName=jdoe
  &toUserName=jsmith
HTTP/1.1

POST Request

POST /srv.asmx/TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

authenticationTicket=3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301
&fromUserName=jdoe
&toUserName=jsmith

SOAP Request

<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/"
               xmlns:tns="http://tempuri.org/">
  <soap:Body>
    <tns:TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments>
      <tns:AuthenticationTicket>3f2504e0-4f89-11d3-9a0c-0305e82c3301</tns:AuthenticationTicket>
      <tns:FromUserName>jdoe</tns:FromUserName>
      <tns:ToUserName>jsmith</tns:ToUserName>
    </tns:TransferUserCheckedOutDocuments>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

Reassigns the check-out lock ownership from fromUserName to toUserName.
Documents remain checked out; only the ownership of the check-out changes.
The response root element is <root>, not <response>.
Typically used as part of a user offboarding process before deleting the source user.

TransferUserDocumentOwnerships - Transfer document ownerships
TransferUserFolderOwnerships - Transfer folder ownerships
DeleteUser - Delete a user after transferring their data

Error Codes

Error	Description
`[900] Authentication failed`	Invalid or missing authentication ticket.
`[901] Session expired or Invalid ticket`	The ticket has expired or does not exist.
User not found	The specified `fromUserName` or `toUserName` does not exist.
Access denied	The calling user is not a system administrator.
`SystemError:...`	An unexpected server-side error occurred.