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File Locking When a file, folder, or project is checked out, it is locked by the current user (lock owner).The Lock Status and Lock Owner columns are updated to reflect the status. This file will be available for editing by other users only after the lock owner checks it back into the shared workspace by publishing it or unlocks the file explicitly using the Unlock command. Any user trying to edit a file locked by another user is notified of the file status. When publishing a file from a source shared workspace to a target shared workspace, it is checked whether the file is locked in the destination workspace. The check is not done on the lock status of the file in the source workspace. This is done because the files in the two shared workspaces are independent of each other. A file can be published to a shared workspaces and then copied to My workspace for editing. From My Workspace, the file can be published back into the shared workspace. As the files in the two shared workspaces are independent of each other, they can have the same revision but different content. ⚠ A user with the Administrator role can unlock a file checked out (locked) by any other user. You can also explicitly lock a file without checking it out using the Lock command to prevent other users from modifying it. The lock icon acts as a visual indicator to the users that the file cannot be modified. To unlock this file, use the Unlock command. Downloading a File You can copy or download a file in My Workspace using the Copy To Workspace command. However, this command does not check out the file. Only a read-only version of the file is copied, and there is no change to the file's lock status. You can also download a file or folder using the Download command. When downloading a file or folder from a shared workspace, a folder is created with a unique identifier for the workspace, appending a Workspace ID to the workspace name. This is because if a workspace with an identical name exists, it will be overwritten. The complete path to the downloaded file or the folder is displayed in the session log. Publishing Shared Projects After editing the shared files, you need to publish (check-in) the project or the files to the shared workspace for other users to view or use them. 20 www.cadence.com OrCAD X Capture OnCloud Workspaces