Lock items
You can permanently lock models and objects to prevent other users from editing them. You can also unlock locked items.
Locking models and objects is useful during Release Cycle Management (RCM), for example, to perform an assessment of the required items.
In terms of versioning, permanent locking supports key aspects of Release Cycle Management.
You can lock:
objects
models
models and objects contained therein
content of groups, with the possibility of combining the options mentioned above.
To lock items, you need the Designer role.
Locked items can only be unlocked by a system user or by the user who originally locked them.