Unlock a component

When you open a component for editing, Inspire locks the file so that other users can't open it and edit it at the same time. If you make changes and only click Save to keep the changes locally, the component remains locked. The lock only comes off if you click Save and Submit to upload the changes to the Inspire database. To allow another user to edit a component, you can unlock it. In some cases, you can choose to save the pending changes before unlocking the component.

Restrictions

  • A content owner or administrator can set permissions to deny access to components or folders. If your permissions to content have been blocked and you are not an administrator, you cannot use the Unlock option.
  • You cannot submit the changes before unlocking components from the Selected Components panel in the Components browser.
  • You cannot submit the changes before unlocking components from the Content pane in a project.

Rules for unlocking content:

  • If you have locked the component, you may unlock it from the Components browser.

    If the component has pending changes, you can choose to do one of the following:

    • Submit the changes which results in an unlocked component

    • Unlock the component and loose the pending changes

    • Cancel the request to unlock the component

    Follow the steps in: Unlock and submit a component.

  • If a component is locked by someone else and you are an Administrator, you can unlock it from the Components browser.

    If the component has pending changes, you can choose to do one of the following:

    • Submit the changes which results in an unlocked component

    • Unlock the component and loose the pending changes

    • Cancel the request to unlock the component

    Follow the steps in: Unlock and submit a component.

  • If a component is locked with a system lock and you are either an Administrator or have been added to the can_unlock_system module property, you can unlock it from the Components browser.
    • If the component has pending changes, you cannot save them first. Unlocking the component causes any unsubmitted changes to be lost.
  • If a component is locked with an approval lock and you are either an Administrator or have been added to the can_unlock_system module property, you can unlock it from the Components browser.
    • If the component has pending changes, you cannot save them first. Unlocking the component causes any unsubmitted changes to be lost.