You can lock a repository document to prevent other users from making changes to it. Only you or a user with the Full permission on the document can check in changes to the document until you unlock it. Generally, you will release the lock when you check in the document.
Locked documents display a lock icon in the repository browser:
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Blue icon if the connected user has set the lock |
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Red icon if the connected user has not set the lock |
Note:
To lock a document, you must have the Lock versions right (see Specifying User Rights) and the appropriate permissions on the document.
You can lock a document:
- During check out (see Checking Documents out of the Repository) by selecting the Lock before check out option.
- At any time, by right-clicking the document, folder, project, or root node and selecting the Lock command. Performing a lock on a folder, project, or root node will lock all its contents.
- At any time, by clicking the Lock tool on the property sheet of:
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Using the List of Locks (see Managing Document Locks in the List of Locks).