Locking a master document

Locking a master document prevents it from being revised either directly by document workflow or indirectly by a project copy other than the one that is locking it. A locked master document may only be revised by the project copy from which the lock was placed.

A master document can be locked by either of two methods:

• With the Create Project Copy and Lock command while creating a project copy. See Copying a master document to a project.
• With the Lock Master Document command if the project copy has already been created without a lock. See below.

To lock a master document to an existing project copy:

1. In PowerUser, select the project copy to which you want to lock the master document.
2. From the Document menu, select Master/Project Copy, and click Lock Master Document.

A red lock icon will appear next to the master document in the Navigation view, indicating it has been locked in a project folder. Its Locked property will also be set to Locked in project. The master document now may not be revised until the project lock has been removed.

Note    Locking is recursive. That is, locking a master document will also cause any referenced documents to also be locked.