System administrators use the Object Locking interface to see which objects are currently locked and to unlock locked objects.
You can release the locks on locked objects at any time, even if the life span and protection span have not expired. For more information about the life span and protection span of locked objects, see Setting the Time Span for Object Locking .
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.A list of the currently locked objects is displayed. The following information is displayed for each lock entry:
Information |
Description |
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Object Type |
The portal object type, for example, a role or iView |
Object ID |
The ID of the object |
Location |
The path of the object in the Portal Catalog If the object is locked at the root of the Portal Catalog, the Location column is empty. |
Locked By |
The user ID of the user that is locking the object |
Remaining Life Time (sec) |
The amount of time remaining until the locked object is automatically released |
Remaining Protection Time (sec) |
The amount of time remaining until other users can take over the object |
Session ID |
The session ID for each launched browser |
Description |
A description of the object, where available |
Select options in the Search Criteria dropdown list to sort the lock entries by user ID or location.
Select the locked object and choose Unlock .
The Available Lock Manager dropdown list displays the applications registered in the lock service of the portal. The lock manager collects and displays all the objects that are locked in the application. The Portal Content Directory (PCD) is registered as the application in the standard delivery so that all locked PCD objects are displayed for unlocking. You can add new applications by enhancing the program code to create another lock manager.