11.2.7. Locking and Unlocking Documents

Locking a document is useful for situations in which two or more people are working on the same document. If a document is locked and then downloaded by a user, any other user that downloads the document to make changes won't be able to upload it again with the changes until the initial users uploads it and unlocks. This prevents one user's changes from writing over another user's changes.

  1. Users can directly see the lock/unlock status of their documents from the Functions column in the main screen.

  2. If you would like to lock a document, go to the Document List screen. Under the Functions column, to the right of the document, click the icon to lock the document.

  3. The newly locked document will show the icon, allowing you to easily unlock it by clicking the icon. If you would like to reverse the status, simply re-click the icon.

  4. In addition, under the Functions column, you may click the corresponding documents icon. In the pop-up screen, you may view the document's properties and details before locking. Press Lock to proceed with locking, View/Download to view the document or Cancel to exit the pop-up screen.

[Note] Note

A file can not be renamed if it is locked. Unlock the file by clicking the icon, and then click the icon to rename.

See Also:

Accessing Documents

Creating Folders

Uploading Documents

Modifying Documents/Folders

Sharing Documents

Searching Documents