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CA Clarity PPM Project Locks

If you are using Open Workbench with CA Clarity PPM and you open a project from CA Clarity PPM in Open Workbench, you can open it in read-only or in read/write mode.

When you open a project in:

• Read-only mode, a lock is placed on the project. Project locks prevent others from updating the project and potentially overriding any changes while you are making changes to the project.
• Read/write mode, a lock is not placed on the project. When you do not lock a project, other users can edit the project locally, but cannot save changes to CA Clarity PPM.

When the project is locked:

• You hold the lock until you close the project. You can update and save the project, and continue updating the project without losing the lock. When you hold the lock, you can update the project locally for extended periods of time. You can also share updated project information with other users as you continue to make changes.
• Other users can open the project in read-only mode. Users can make changes locally, but they cannot save the changes to the project in CA Clarity PPM. If users make changes, they can save the project as a new project. If the users save a project they have open in read-only mode, a message appears notifying them that they cannot save the project. They can save that file as a new project.

Note: For more information, see the Project Management User Guide.

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