When you check in, freeze, lock, or delete a document in the repository, all the versions of the document are protected until the transaction is completed, and other users will receive an error message if they attempt to update the document. For example, you cannot lock a version that another team member is checking in, or freeze a version that someone is locking.
In rare cases, if the connection to the repository is interrupted during an update to a document, the document may remain protected, and you may not be able to update the document in the future until you bypass the protection or cancel the action:
- If the interruption occured during an operation launched from your workstation (PowerDesigner verifies the machine name, not the connected user), then you can bypass the temporary protection and continue your operation:Note: If you have two PowerDesigner sessions running on your workstation and are performing an operation on a document in one session, and want to perform another operation on the same document from the second session, then you should wait for the first operation to complete.
- If the interruption occured during an operation launched from another machine, you should ask an administrator to unblock it. The administrator will verify that no other users are currently updating the document and then perform an action on the document (for example, locking it) to display the message box and click Yes to release it:Warning! Bypassing the protection when you are not entitled to may severely damage the document.
