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How to Work with Nonmodifiable Content

CA Technologies can release nonmodifiable content. The not icon indicates that the content is nonmodifiable:

The use of nonmodifiable objects is different from the use of modifiable objects in the following respects:

• You cannot modify the imported version.
• You can copy and paste the imported version to another folder and then modify the copy.
• You cannot modify the release version of an imported object.
• You cannot modify the release version of a copy of the imported object.

Action-level Details on the Use of Nonmodifiable Content

The following actions are permitted on nonmodifiable content:

• Copy the object with a new name and paste it in a different folder.
• Cut the object and paste it in a different folder.
• Delete the imported object.
• View the object properties.
• Perform any actions shown in the More Actions drop-down list for imported objects.

The following actions are not permitted on nonmodifiable content:

• Edit the object.
• Rename the object.
• Check in or check out the object.
• Open the object version for edit.
• Edit the object properties.
• Set the owner on the object.
• Export the object.

If nonmodifiable content is exported in a folder, the following actions are not permitted in the folder:

• Import
• Create object
• Paste