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Effect of Protection on Subsequent Users

The protection that is granted on an object that has been checked out from the Host Encyclopedia determines the protection levels that are granted on the object on subsequent checkouts:

If a scoping object is checked out with

and a subsequent checkout requests

this checkout will be granted

Delete

Delete, Modify, Access, or Read

Read

Modify

Delete, Modify, or Access

Access

Modify

Read

Read

Access

Delete or Modify

Modify

Access

Access

Access

Access

Read

Read

Read

Delete

Delete unless your subset is missing any references to the object

Read

Modify

Modify

Read

Access

Access

Read

Read

Read

Note: Only one person at a time can check out an object with Delete or Modify protection.

When someone has checked out an object with Delete protection, all other users requesting a copy of that object receive only Read protection.

When someone has checked out an object with Modify protection, all other users are restricted to Access or Read protection on that object.