Lock a Catalog Entry

You can lock any catalog entry, even mart, to restrict other users from editing it. You can view the current lock status of a catalog entry in the Locks section. Locks last until the duration of a session or until removed. Locks can last even after a session is disconnected; it means that the user is disconnected from Mart but the lock is still preserved. You can work offline on a model without losing the lock. Only the Administrator can override any lock.

The following lock options are available in Mart:

Existence Lock ()

Prevents other users from deleting a catalog entry. When you have an Existence lock, other users can read and update, but not delete the catalog entry. You can edit or move the catalog entry but cannot delete the entry. The presence of an Existence Lock prevents anyone, other than the lock owner, from acquiring an Exclusive Lock on the entry. You can apply Existence Lock, Shared Lock, or Update Lock, with the existing Existence Lock, to the catalog entry.

Shared Lock ()

Prevents other users from editing the catalog entry. When a you have a Shared lock, other users can read, but cannot update or delete the catalog entry. You can open a model with Shared Lock in read-only mode; you cannot edit the model. The presence of a Shared Lock prevents anyone from acquiring Update Lock or an Exclusive Lock on the entry. You can apply Existence Lock with Shared Lock to a catalog entry.

Update Lock ()

Lets only the lock holder to edit the catalog entry. When you have an Update lock, other users cannot read, update, or delete the catalog entry. The presence of Update Lock on an entry prevents other users from acquiring any other locks, except Existence Lock.

Exclusive Lock ()

Lets only the lock holder to edit a catalog entry. When you have an Exclusive lock, other users cannot read, update, or delete the catalog entry. In addition, no other user can add any type of lock on the entry.

Unlock ()

Lets only the lock holder to unlock an entry.

Depending on the type of lock, you can move any entry in the catalog. Acquire Update Lock on a catalog entry before you move that entry.

You cannot move or copy a catalog entry if any of the following conditions is true:

• the entry has any lock other than Existence Lock or Shared Lock
• the parent of that entry has any lock, other than Existence Lock
• the destination library or mart has any lock, other than Existence Lock