Identify Who Has Locked An Object

When you are working in your model, you might find that you are unable to update an element, diagram or Package. If you cannot update any object, this might mean that you do not have the access permissions to update diagrams or elements. However, if the object in the Project Browser has a red exclamation mark next to it this indicates that either another person has placed a user lock or group lock on the object, or you or another user have put a full lock on the object.

You can quickly establish if the lock is a full lock (which you can remove) or which user has set a user or group lock.

Access

Context Menu

Project Browser | Right-click on Package | Package Control | Lock Package
Project Browser | Right-click on a diagram | Lock Diagram

Project Browser | Right-click on element | Lock

Identify the lock holder

Step	Action	See also
1	In the Project Browser, right-click on the diagram, Package or element that has a red lock indicator, and select the appropriate 'Lock' option. If the lock is: A Full lock, the 'Lock <object>' dialog displays, and you can delete the lock and set your own A user lock or group lock, a message displays showing the user ID of the person or group who currently holds the lock on that item; click on the OK button to close the dialog	Lock Objects Under User/Group Locking Lock Packages Under User/Group Locking

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