Add optional comments, which will show on the file view page while the file is locked and click Download & Lock File. After saving changes to the document, click on the Upload New Version button to upload and unlock the document. Select the file on your hard drive and add optional status.

The Change State command always has to be available for both locked and unlocked files. Otherwise you could lock a file by putting it in released state and never get it out of that released state. After some planning, the security can be configured appropriately so that only the right people can make those modifications to the file. For example, you can configure the lifecycle definition to only allow certain people the right to make certain state changes or to have access to files in certain states.

I suggest looking at the transition security on your system. The system is very configurable and can be a very powerful tool. As for document and item lifecycles being used together, it certainly can be done, but many users choose to drive the security through one system. For example, you can drive lifecycle states and security through the document lifecycles but still use Items for BOM data, ERP integrations, etc. Regards, Adam. Locking files by transitioning to a 'Locked' state works great! I've assigned the Administrator group as the only ones allowed to transition in and out.

I'm considering creating another stated call 'Locked and Released' as an extra tool for administrators who want to lock a released file but keep it in a released state so other parent files can be released. (the locked state would be a 'released state') This will be necessary if you mandate that children be released before their parents. I haven't tried it yet, but it seems like it should work. Honestly though, it's nice to have these tools available to the administrator, but right now I can see a time we would use them. The whole driving factor for all of this was so I could do one thing.lock the project file.

I hope someone finds this useful. They have taken that functionality away! You can set the item linked to the file back to WIP which will unlock the file or if you have admin rights you can change the file properties to allow a specified person group to open the file, The 'locking' is actually denying you write permissions. Select the file, choose Properties in the file drop down menu, select the 'security' tab, then tick the override security. You can then select people or groups from the drop down list, add them to the list, then you can choose to allow or deny the read / write / delete permissions.

Of course you may then need to reverse the above. Of course having made a change to the file it will no longer be in synch with the item master - so putting the item back to WIP is usually safer. Another way to achieve this goal would be to create a simple file lifecycle with two states on it and use this to unlock files. When you use Lifecycles and Item security together it is a 'last one wins' model. Mikel Martin Autodesk Data Management Product Manager / Design Lead -----Original Message----- From: cadenza [mailto:cadenza] Posted At: Thursday, February 04, 2010 8:16 AM Posted To: autodesk.productstream Conversation: Manually lock and unlock files Subject: Re: Manually lock and unlock files They have taken that functionality away! You can set the item linked to the file back to WIP which will unlock the file or if you have admin rights you can change the file properties to allow a specified person group to open the file, The 'locking' is actually denying you write permissions. Select the file, choose Properties in the file drop down menu, select the 'security' tab, then tick the override security.

You can then select people or groups from the drop down list, add them to the list, then you can choose to allow or deny the read / write / delete permissions. Of course you may then need to reverse the above. Of course having made a change to the file it will no longer be in synch with the item master - so putting the item back to WIP is usually safer.

I tried the security route. I wanted to lock down a project file, so as the administrator I went to properties>security and overrode the security allowing only administrators the ability to modify or delete the file. All others could only read. So I tested it. The first thing I did as a normal, non-admin user was to try to change the state of the file (btw.the file showed a lock icon as if it were locked). Yep, I could change the state. Download Film Suikoden Movie. What happend to the security override???

I changed the state back and then the file became unlocked. So I went back into the client as an administrator and saw that the security was no longer overridden. So, thinking maybe I messed up.I tried it again, with the same result.

Why did Autodesk remove a feature that was so convenient before???? Off to create a separate lifecycle just to handle locked files. Stellar Outlook Pst To Mbox Converter Keygen. The Change State command always has to be available for both locked and unlocked files.