{"id":1077,"date":"2023-06-30T15:05:25","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T15:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=1077"},"modified":"2023-06-30T15:05:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T15:05:26","slug":"lock-a-file","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/en\/docs\/project-management\/files\/lock-a-file\/","title":{"rendered":"Lock a file"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This feature prevents multiple users from editing the same file at the same time.&nbsp;User must check out or lock a file before updating it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To lock a file:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click on the action menu of a document \u201c\u2026\u201d,<\/li><li>Click on the \u201cProperties\u201d action<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1448\" height=\"928\" src=\"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/lock.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You will have several types of locking possible:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Persistent lock:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A persistent lock is tied to a user, not a logged in session.&nbsp;A persistent lock remains in effect until another user unlocks the file.<br>The same user is authorized to make changes throughout the authenticated session.<br>An icon with a red padlock will then be visible on the file icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Read-only lock:<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The read-only lock is a special lock that prevents anyone from making changes to the file.<br>An icon with a yellow padlock will then be visible on the file icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><em>NB: A file cannot be locked and read-only at the same time<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>In the case of a file locked by another user, you have the option of \u201cforce unlocking\u201d it.&nbsp;You will then be the new owner of the file lock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attached is a summary table of the possible actions depending on the type of lock:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Action<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Locked<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Readonly<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Download a new version<\/td><td>Yes, if owner<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rename file<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Move file<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><td>Yes<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delete file<\/td><td>No<\/td><td>No<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":1058,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1077"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1077"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1078,"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1077\/revisions\/1078"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1058"}],"next":[{"title":"Share","link":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/en\/docs\/project-management\/files\/share\/","href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1079"}],"prev":[{"title":"View specific files","link":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/en\/docs\/project-management\/files\/view-specific-files\/","href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/1075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doc.bim.fm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=1077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}