Unlocking work

When you are done modifying a workflow or work item, unlock it to make it available to other participants.

About this task

Process Administrator prompts you to unlock work before opening a workflow or work item, when viewing the next set, and when exiting Process Administrator. You can choose at that time to unlock the work or leave it as is.

Procedure

  • To unlock the selected workflows or work items:
    1. Set up a search with the following criteria.
      Table 1. Criteria to unlock a workflow or work item
      Criteria Value
      Look for Workflows or work items
      Search mode Edit
      Select multiple rows? Yes
    2. In the results pane, select the workflows or work items you want to unlock.
    3. Click Unlock Selection on the toolbar.
  • To unlock all workflows or work items:
    1. Click Unlock All on the toolbar. Process Administrator unlocks all workflows or work items in the current results set that are locked by you, including work you locked in other sessions.