Managing Document Locks in the List of Locks

You can review the documents that are currently locked, and lock or unlock on the List of Locks, which is available by selecting Repository > Administration > Locks.

The following tools are available on the List of Locks:

Tool	Description
	Settings – Opens the Lock Document dialog for the selected document, which shows details of the lock upon it.
	Add Lock – Opens the Lock Document dialog. Select a document to lock in the Name list and a comment, and click OK to lock it and return to the List of Locks.
	Add Related Document Versions - [models only] Locks any models that the selected model references through external shortcuts. The related models are automatically added to the List of Locks.
	Add Document Versions from a Configuration – Opens the Select Configuration dialog box, which allows you to select a configuration for locking. Document versions contained within the configuration are locked and added to the List of Locks.
	Delete – Unlocks the selected document, and deletes it from the List of Locks. Note that this tool does not delete the document version.

Note: You can lock all the document versions in the current branch by right-clicking the root node and selecting Lock from the context menu. This command is available only if you have the Lock versions right and the appropriate permissions on the documents.