Locking and Unlocking Cable Routes

This task explains how to lock and unlock cable routes. (You must lock a cable route before performing any operation that updates a route.)

It also explains how to determine ownership of cable routes and request that they be unlocked..
Use the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box to load cable data from the database, and to route cables.

The status of a locked cable route changes to Out of Date when changes are made to the imported work package by another user even when the other user is not the cable route owner. Determine whether a cable route is Out of Date by validating the route. See Validating a Cable Route for more information.
1. To lock a cable route:

Select one or more cable routes from the list of cables displayed on the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box.

Click the Lock Cable Route button and click Finish. The Electrical Cable Database Cable Result dialog box displays. The Status column indicates if the cable route is locked.

The bottom pane of the dialog box displays the Lock Cable report. You can click Save As to save the report. Click Previous to return to the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box.

In the Lock column, a green key displays beside the selected cable routes, indicating that the routes are locked. Your user name also displays, identifying you as the cable route owner. You are permitted to unlock these routes.
A red lock by a cable route indicates that the route is locked, and is owned by someone other than yourself. The owner's user name also displays in the Lock column.
  2. To unlock a cable route:

Select one or more locked cable routes from the list of cables displayed on the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box.

Click the Unlock Cable Route button and click Finish. The Electrical Cable Database Cable Result dialog box displays.

The bottom pane of the dialog box displays the Lock Cable report. You can click Save As to save the report. Click Previous to return to the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box.

In the Lock column, you no longer see a green key or red lock by the selected cable routes, indicating that the routes are unlocked.

NOTE: If you are not the owner of a cable route, you may not be permitted to unlock the route. Check the user name in the Lock column, and contact the owner if you cannot unlock the route.
Whenever you click Previous and return to the Electrical Cable Database Cable Selection dialog box, you can continue working with the cables listed in the dialog box. You can: