Lock and Unlock

This functionality is used to lock or unlock a set. To be locked, a set must contain one or more tasks. To be unlocked, the set's execution status must be Released or Held. It may be necessary to put a set in Hold status before unlocking it.

To lock or unlock a set

Do one of the following:

• From the Approvals view, right-click an entry and select Modify Set>Lock to lock the set or Modify Set>Unlock to unlock the set.
• From the Containers view, right-click one or more sets and select Lock to lock the set or Unlock to unlock the set.
• From the Tasks view, Assignment view, or Release view, right-click a task and select Modify Set>Lock to lock the set or Modify Set>Unlock to unlock the set.

• From the Set view, click  or right-click a task and select Modify Set>Lock to lock the set, or click  or right-click a task and select Modify Set>Unlock to unlock the set.

  Important

  Modify Set only appears if the task is associated with the set, such as when the action being processed (generate, promote, and so on) doesn't complete. Further, only the applicable actions appear in the submenu.

If only one set was selected, the selected set is locked or unlocked. If, however, the set could not be locked/unlocked, a message appears showing the reason for the failure.

If multiple sets were selected, the Lock Set Results or the Unlock Set Results dialog box appears showing the reasons for the failures if any could not be locked/unlocked. Click OK. The remaining sets are locked or unlocked.