Content Access

Automatically locks the selected objects, provided that it can be locked. Only the selected object is impacted by the lock.

If a selected object has already been locked by another user, a warning message is displayed and this object is identified in the tree by the symbol.

By default, this option is cleared which means that no lock is applied to the selected element. For more information, see Collaborative Lifecycle User's Guide: Locking and Unlocking Objects.

Specify the number of objects above which a message prompts you to confirm the opening. The default value is 1000 and the maximum value you can enter is 10 000. If this check box is cleared, no warning is displayed, whatever the number of elements to open.

By default, this option is cleared.

Controls during the session what can be edited by you and other people working on the same content. To take this option into account, you must restart you session.

By default, this option is cleared: all objects that are opened in session can be edited. In this mode, the Editability commands are not available.

• Forbid the edition of read-only content and temporarily lock the read-write content:

  If this option is selected, you cannot modify read-only objects. All objects are opened in read-only mode unless they are already locked by the current user.

  If you want to edit objects in session, you have to either open data with an edition intent using the Edit the selected elements option of the Open Advanced command or switch data from read-only to edition using the Switch to Edition command.

  When switching content to edition mode, editability rules are checked in the database:

  • If all the editability rules are not satisfied, the object stays with a read-only status and you cannot modify it. An error message is displayed.
  • If the object is editable, it is temporarily locked in session to prevent other users from modifying it.

• Authorize the edition of read-only content with a warning and temporarily lock the read-write content:

  If this option is selected, you can modify locally read-only objects, but it may not be possible to save the modifications. Read-only objects can be open in edition mode using two methods:

  • Through the Open Advanced command by selecting the option in the Open Advanced dialog box
  • When the object is already open, by switching from read-only to edition mode by selecting Switch to edition in the Collaboration section of the action bar. In that case, editability rules are checked in database. Even if one or all the editability rules fail, the object is switched to edition mode allowing modification on this object, but a warning is displayed to inform the user that the save may fail.

  When switching content to edition mode, editability rules are checked in the database:

  • If all the editability rules are not satisfied, the object stays with a read-only status but can be modified. Awarning message is displayed to inform you that the save may fail.
  • If the object is editable, it is temporarily locked in session to prevent other users from modifying it.

• Authorize the edition of read-only content with a warning:

  This option is identical to the previous option, except that the switch to edition does not automatically lock the switched objects. You may have to manually lock them.

Lets you open a specific representation (that is other than a 3D Shape representation) in its own editor. This option can be used, for example, when you want to open a drafting representation.

This option is not available in the Open Advanced dialog box.

By default, this option is selected.