{"id":650,"date":"2014-09-10T20:50:48","date_gmt":"2014-09-10T20:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/zoomdocs\/?p=650"},"modified":"2014-09-10T20:50:48","modified_gmt":"2014-09-10T20:50:48","slug":"locks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evolphin.com\/help\/using-zoom\/vab\/locks\/","title":{"rendered":"Locks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Locks<\/span>\u00a0is a feature in Zoom that allows you to restrict who is working at a file at one time. This helps communicate to users which files have been delegated to which users at a time. When a file is locked, other users in Zoom are not able to commit a new version of the file until you have released the lock on the file.<\/p>\n

\"Description:
\nWhen a file is locked, an indicator is shown below the asset thumbnail. When you hover over this icon with your cursor, you can see additional information regarding who has this file.
\nWhen you checkout files from Zoom, by default it will lock the file. It is important to release the lock once you have completed your work on the file.\u00a0 You can also have the\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>\u00a0prompt you when you checkout a file to determine whether you want to lock the file or not.<\/p>\n

Lock File During Checkout<\/h3>\n

If Ask to Lock Before Checkout is enabled, you will be prompted to lock the file during checkout. Please follow the following instructions to lock the file during checkout:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Select<\/span>\u00a0an item in\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  2. Right-click<\/span>\u00a0on the asset and\u00a0select<\/span>\u00a0Checkout<\/span>.<\/li>\n
  3. When asked whether you want lock this file\/folder for editing,\u00a0click<\/span>\u00a0Yes<\/span>.
    \n\"Description:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Lock Working Copy<\/h3>\n

    If you already have a working copy on your computer, you can lock that file by doing the following:<\/p>\n

    Via Button<\/h4>\n
      \n
    1. Select<\/span>\u00a0an item in\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>.<\/li>\n
    2. Click<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0\"Description:\u00a0Get Lock<\/span>\u00a0button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Via Contextual Menu<\/h4>\n
        \n
      1. Select<\/span>\u00a0an item in\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>.<\/li>\n
      2. Right-click<\/span>\u00a0on the asset and\u00a0select<\/span>\u00a0Get Lock<\/span>.
        \n\"Description:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Release Lock<\/h3>\n

        Via Button<\/h4>\n
          \n
        1. Select<\/span>\u00a0an item in\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>.<\/li>\n
        2. Click<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0\"Description:\u00a0Release Lock button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Via Contextual Menu<\/h4>\n
            \n
          1. Select<\/span>\u00a0an item in\u00a0Asset Browser<\/span>.<\/li>\n
          2. Right-click<\/span>\u00a0on the asset and\u00a0Select<\/span>\u00a0Release Lock.
            \n\"Description:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Configuring Locks During Checkout<\/h3>\n

            It is configurable as to whether you would like to be prompted whether to be prompted when checking out a file as to whether you want to be asked to lock or not. If you disable this, files will be locked automatically.
            \nYou can configure this setting by doing the following:<\/p>\n

              \n
            1. In the top-right corner,\u00a0click<\/span>\u00a0the\u00a0\"Description:\u00a0User menu and\u00a0Select<\/span>\u00a0Settings.<\/li>\n
            2. Check or uncheck the option Ask to Lock Before Checkout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Locks\u00a0is a feature in Zoom that allows you to restrict who is working at a file at one time. This helps communicate to users which files have been delegated to which users at a time. When a file is locked, other users in Zoom are not able to commit a new version of the file […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vab"],"yoast_head":"\nLocks - Evolphin Documentation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/evolphin.com\/help\/using-zoom\/vab\/locks\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Locks - Evolphin Documentation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Locks\u00a0is a feature in Zoom that allows you to restrict who is working at a file at one time. 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