When you begin to edit an asset in the Analyst tool, the Model repository locks the asset so that other users cannot save changes to it. When you save the asset, you retain the lock. When you close the asset, the Model repository unlocks the asset.

If you open an asset that another user has locked, the Analyst tool notifies you that the asset is locked by another user. The object might be locked in the Analyst tool or the Developer tool. You can choose to review the asset in read-only mode, or you can save the asset with another name.

The Model repository retains asset locks if the Analyst tool shuts down. When you connect to the Model repository again, you can continue to edit the assets that you have locked. To edit an asset that is locked by another user, contact that user or the administrator.

The

Properties

view for each locked asset displays the time and date it was locked and the user ID of the lock owner.