Lock Mechanism

When applicable, the Lock column in the Propagate dialog box displays the identity of the person who locked the reference and/or the instance along with the corresponding lock symbol.

Lock symbols help you identify what object is locked by which user.


  • means that the reference and all its aggregated objects have been locked by you (identified as "AJT").
  • means that all the aggregated objects have been locked by you (AJT).
  • means that the reference has been locked by another user (identified as "FAR"). None of its aggregated objects are locked by someone else. At least one of its lockable aggregated object is not locked.

Below are some examples of locks applied to references:

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Reference is locked. All aggregated objects are locked



Reference is locked. No aggregated object is locked



Reference is locked. At least one aggregated object is not locked



Reference is not locked. All aggregated objects are locked



Reference is not locked. At least one aggregated object is not locked