Managing Locks on Objects
The lock management page of the Administration desktop provides access to:
the Locks page, which details for each lock:
the Name of the object concerned
the Type of object concerned
the User who owns the lock
the date and time (GMT0) of the Lock, and, if applicable, Unlock.
the Status of the object concerned (protected or not)
the Immutable Locks page, which details the following for each immutable lock:
the Name of the object concerned
the Type of object concerned
the User who owns the lock
its Lock date and time (GMT0).
the Status of the object concerned (protected or not)
For each locked object, you can:
view its properties and access the history of its modifications.
For each object locked with an immutable lock, you can:
view its properties
unlock the object to remove its immutability
unlock the object and propagate to remove its immutability and that of its child locks.
Viewing locks on objects
To view locks from the Administration desktop:
1. Connect to the Administration desktop.
2. In the Repository Management pane, click the Lock Management sub-folder.
The Lock Management page appears and displays by default the Locks list.
3. (Optional) To sort locks according to column, click the column header.
*You can also arrange columns in the order you want. To do this, click the header of the column to be moved and, holding down the mouse button, move it to the required position.
4. To view the history of the locked object modifications:
Select the locked object and click Properties .
Click the object icon and select History.
Managing immutable locks on objects
To manage immutable locks from the Administration desktop:
1. Connect to the Administration desktop.
2. In the Repository Management pane, click the Lock Management sub-folder.
3. Click Immutable Locks.
The page displays the list of immutable locks.
4. (Optional) To sort immutable locks according to column, click the column header.
*You can also arrange columns in the order you want. To do this, click the header of the column to be moved and, holding down the mouse button, move it to the required position.
5. Select the immutable lock (you can select more than one) and:
click Unlock to remove its immutability.
click Unlock and Propagate to remove its immutability and that of its child locks.
The immutable lock is deleted.
You, and the person who set the lock receive a notification e-mail.