Changing the status of the component¶

You can use the dropdown menu in the top right-hand corner of the workspace to change the status of the component selected in the Project tree.

The prerequisite is that the component is available on the server and not just on your local computer.

• Editable: The component can be edited by all users as required.
• Under development: This option is only used to inform other users that you are working on the component. Other users will see the icon. However, you can still check out and edit the component.
• Lock for other users: Other users can only check out this component, but can no longer edit and check in their changes.
• This is indicated by the icon.

If you have locked and edited the component, you can unlock it again so that other users can work on it.

• Unlock component: This option is only activated for you if you have locked the currently selected component yourself. You cannot unlock locked components belonging to other users without administrative rights.
• Unlock and reset component: This option is only available to administrators. If you do not have administrative rights, this option is disabled for you. This option allows the administrator to unlock components locked by other users and reset them to the status before they were locked.

Automatically changing status on Check-Out¶

You can use the Client settings dialog to specify that checked-out components are always either marked as In progress or locked for other users.

1. Click on the button in the function bar.
2. The Client settings dialog opens.

3. Activate the Check-In/Check-Out tab.

   

4. Activate one of the options Check-Out always in lock state "Under development" or Check-Out always in lock state "Lock for other users".

5. Click on Apply and close the dialog.

The next time a component is checked-Out, it is automatically assigned the selected status.