Locking and unlocking items
Purpose
All content authors must ‘lock’ items before editing them so that no other user can edit them at the same time. After a content author has finished editing an item, they should check it back in.
Contents
Unlocking/checking items back in
Instructional video
Locking items for editing
Select the item that you would like to edit from the content tree in the content editor, and:
- Select the ‘Lock and Edit’ link on the message that appears at the top of the item tree list:
- Or select ‘Edit’ in the top navigation ribbon under Review.
Unlocking/checking items back in
Select the item that you would like to check-in from the content tree in the content editor, and click Review > Check In