Lock page

This page displays whether the current object is unlocked, locked, or obsoleted. The Lock tab is only applicable for elements and branches. If you have the proper permissions, you can change the object state to unlocked, locked, or obsolete by clicking the corresponding button.

Items for Lock page

Unlocked
Makes the object writable. It also makes it appear by default in Rational® ClearCase® tools such as the Version Tree browser (and by cleartool commands such as lstype, lslock, and lspool).

Unlocking a global type unlocks all its local copies.

Locked
Disables all Rational ClearCase operations that modify the object. You can also exclude specific users from the lock.
Tip: Locking an object has no effect on read-only operations.

Locking a global type locks all its local copies.

Obsolete
Locks the object and prevents the object from being displayed by default in Rational ClearCase tools such as the Version Tree browser (and by cleartool commands such as lstype, lslock, and lspool).
Description
Displays the comment that the user specified when the object was locked.
Excluded Users
Displays a list of user names for whom the lock does not apply. To modify this list, right-click the field and select a command from the shortcut menu.

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