Unlocking work items

A work item must be unlocked when you are finished modifying it to make the work item accessible for other participants.

About this task

There are three options for unlocking work items:
  • Unlock all of the work items that you have locked for the currently selected steps.
  • Unlock all work items that you have locked for the entire workflow.
  • Choose the work items to unlock from a list of all the work items you have locked.

Procedure

  • To unlock work items for the currently selected steps:
    1. Select the desired steps.
    2. Click Unlock Selected Steps on the toolbar.
      Process Tracker unlocks all of the work items you have locked for the steps you have selected.
  • To unlock all work items:
    1. Click Unlock All on the toolbar.
      Process Tracker unlocks all work items you have locked in the current workflow.
  • To unlock work items from a list:
    1. Select Unlock from the Edit Properties menu.
      Process Tracker displays a list of all work items you have locked in the current workflow.
    2. Indicate the work items you want to unlock by checking the box in the first column, and click OK.