Locking and Unlocking Objects in the Workspace
Locking a workspace object gives it a read-only status in the workspace and in the CAD application session.
You may want to make an object read-only for any of the following reasons.
• To avoid inadvertent modification
• To reduce the number of times that the Conflicts window is presented for objects that are not intended to be modified
• To give the user better visibility into changes made implicitly by the CAD application (for example, unplanned or unexpected changes required during regeneration/rebuilding) (Windchill PDMLink, Windchill ProjectLink, or Pro/INTRALINK only)
• To prevent the object from being saved
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Read-only object status is a property of the local cache, whether the workspace is online, offline, or portable. There is no notion of a locked object in the server-side workspace (which is viewed in standalone browser) or the commonspace.
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The preference > > can set the workspace lock default to automatically lock all objects that are not being checked out during Add to Workspace and Check Out operations.
Locking Objects
To lock a workspace object, use the following procedure:
1. Select one or more checked-in workspace objects (modified or unmodified).
2. Select > . The object becomes read-only, and is marked as such by a status icon
in the
General status column.
| If a config.pro option such as regenerate_read_only_objects is set to true in aCreo Parametric session, the modification of locked objects is allowed during regeneration. The objects remain read-only, but are marked as modified. |
Unlocking Objects
To unlock a workspace object:
1. Select a locked workspace object.
2. Select > .
The object General status icon for the locked state is removed.