The Locks Command

The Locks command maintains the set of locks that apply to a dynamic stream. Locks control the ability to Promote or Demote versions to/from the stream, the ability to configure the stream's contents with the include/exclude facility, and the ability to modify the stream's settings.

See also: Security.

Invoking the Locks Command

You can open a Locks dialog in the StreamBrowser in any of these ways:

  • Right-click a dynamic stream, and select Locks from the context menu.

  • (if there are currently one or more locks on the stream) Click the Locks icon that appears below the stream

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The Locks Dialog Box

On a given stream, you can create one lock of each type:

Lock All

Disables promotion of versions to/from the stream; disables demotion of versions to/from the stream; disables include/exclude mode changes to the stream; disables the Change Stream command for the stream. (Does not disable the Remove command.)

Lock Promotes To

Prevents versions from being added to the specified stream’s default group. Disables promotion to the stream.

Lock Promotes From

Prevents the removal of versions from the stream’s default group. Disables promotion and purging from the stream.
Lock Demotes To Prevents versions from being added to the specified stream's default group. Disables demotion to the stream.
Lock Demotes From Prevents the removal of versions from the stream's default group. Disables demotion from the stream.

A Lock All setting takes precedence over "to" and/or "from" settings.

You can restrict the effect of the lock:

Only for

The lock applies only to the specified user, or to all the members of the specified group.

Except for

The lock applies to all users, except for the specified user, or except for all the members of the specified group.

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Security

The features of the Security menu option are covered in Security.

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Schema Editor

The Schema Editor is covered in the section The Schema Editor (Administrators Only).

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