Procedure
The system locks the object, so that another user cannot change it. If the Lock indicator column is shown on the overview screen, the lock is displayed like this: All fields for the object that you can edit are ready for input.
The system changes the object in your worklist.
Result
The system changes the object in the database.
Objects that you have locked are automatically released for use by other users, when you leave the Engineering Workbench. If you want to release the object immediately, select it and click .