Reserve/Upload/Download instead of Check-Out/Check-In/Get

[Gabriel_Watson]

Even some advanced users I train on how to use Vault fail to grasp the idea that a CHECK OUT is simply a reservation, with no content data being transferred from server to client. CHECK OUT is NEVER the opposite of CHECK IN!

Therefore, I propose that we scrap the terms CHECK OUT and CHECK IN, and use instead RESERVE and UPLOAD. Also, whenever acquiring content via a GET operation, that should also be called "DOWNLOAD", for clarity.

I know this might seem too revolutionary, but if so much work is already being done to call things the right way and correct the UI/UX for Autodesk users, why not improve on the most fundamental and ubiquitous terms used for Vault?

(picture above taken from an Autodesk Platinum Partner's best practices video on Youtube, teaching with a misconception)

Lets end the confusion, because even internally/in code I believe Autodesk might refer to Check Outs as "Reservations", and we even have the following command for admins (usually) to remove a Check Out over a file:

[ihayesjr]

Thank you for posting the idea. Due to the legacy of the usage of this term, changing the terms at this point would drive more confusion.

[Gabriel_Watson]

Is there no interest in finding out public interest in such change? I did mention this is a bit of a hard change to adopt, but the point is to also bring up an issue that could be addressed in an alternative way, if the conversation is not shut down prematurely, that is.