Hi Gavin,

I've done exactly that (and have tried the user lock starting with
both Editor and Site Builder), but I still cannot edit content/data
using SmartTree. Any idea why that might be?

Cheers,

- Bobby

On Jul 10, 11:30 am, Gavin Cope <[email protected]> wrote:
> A project can be locked in a number of ways.
>
> Unrestricted release of project:
> means exactly that, anyone can access it and it can be published.
> Lock entire project:
> means that no one can access it or publish it.
> Partially lock project :
> if you have "Publisher" checked, then the project will not publish.
> if you have "Users" checked, you can then select the role at which to begin
> the lock.
>
> So take the scenario where you want to edit the project but you do not want
> it to publish nor do you want non-administrators to access it, you would
> partially lock the project and select "Publisher" and "Users" followed by
> the role "Site Builder" or "Editor" depending which role you've given
> yourself.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gavin
>
> 2009/7/10 bobbykjack <[email protected]>
>
>
>
> > Hmmm... it might seem obvious if you've done it before, but for a
> > first-timer, it certainly isn't. Especially given the fact that all
> > the help implies locking is a publication-related concept: "This
> > project has been automatically locked against publication ...",
> > "Locking the publisher has no effect on opening and editing a project
> > in SmartEdit ..."
>
> > It's also quite inconvenient that there's no state between "completely
> > locked" and "completely open". What I really require is a project I
> > can work with, that I can guarantee won't be published out. I guess I
> > can try tweaking publication settings in an attempt to prevent
> > publication, but this seems incredibly risky, and has proved
> > notoriously flaky in the past.
>
> > I guess I'll just have to configure everything to publish to new
> > locations first before anyone can do any content editing in this copy.
> > Thanks for the info, though - this is all a rant about RedDot rather
> > than you personally! :-)
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > - Bobby
>
> > On Jul 10, 10:47 am, Gavin Cope <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > If the copy is locked, then of course you can't edit it. Unlock the
> > project
> > > to your access level and you'll be able to edit it.
>
> > > Cheers,
>
> > > Gavin
>
> > > 2009/7/10 bobbykjack <[email protected]>
>
> > > > Hi all,
>
> > > > I've just created a copy of a project, and that copy is currently
> > > > locked. However, I cannot currently edit any of the content/data in
> > > > this new copy. I've checked the user settings, and I have full access
> > > > for this new project.
>
> > > > Any ideas?
>
> > > > - Bobby
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