To allow several users to edit different sections of a
module at the same time, divide the module into editable sections.
Instead of opening the module in exclusive edit mode, which locks
the whole module, a user can open the module in shareable edit mode
and lock the section that they want to work on. Other users can open
the module in shareable edit mode and lock other sections of the module.
About this task
There are two ways of setting up editable sections:
- Divide a module into editable sections based on its current object
section levels. For example, you can make an editable section for
each level 1 section. Or you can make an editable section for each
level 2 section.
- Create custom editable sections by stopping objects from inheriting
their access rights. An editable section is created for each object
that does not inherit its access, and its ancestors. The following
illustration shows how custom editable sections work. In this picture, two objects,
A and D, do not inherit access rights from their parents, so there
are two editable sections:
- The objects that inherit their access rights from A (B, C, E,
and H) are colored orange. Along with object A, they make up one editable
section.
- The objects that inherit their access rights from D (F and G)
are colored blue. Along with object D, they make up another editable
section.
Procedure
- Open the module in exclusive edit mode.
- Click .
- Select the section level that you want to make editable
sections for, and then click OK.
Note: If
you later add a section at the specified level, you must manually
create an editable section for it. For example, if you made editable
sections at level 1 and you add a level 1 section, you must make a
custom editable section for the new level 1 section.
To create
custom editable sections, open the module in exclusive edit mode,
and select the object where you want a new editable section to start.
Open the object properties sheet (right-click Properties)
and select the Access tab. Clear Inherit
from parent and click OK.
Note: Do
not set up editable sections unless you need them. Performance gets
poorer as the number of editable sections increases because each editable
section is stored in a separate file in the database.