Reserving and Releasing Elements

When a user reserves an element, that user gains exclusive rights to update the data identified by that element. Other users cannot update the element's data, until the element is released. An element can be released by either the user who reserved it or by a user who has Admin rights for that element.

Consider reserving an element as a way to temporarily freeze the data that it identifies. A reservation expires automatically when the reserving user disconnects from the remote server or when the server shuts down.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Explorer.
  2. Double-click the dimension you want to work with.

    The Subset Editor displays.

  3. Select the element you want to reserve.
  4. Click Edit, Security, Reserve.

    To release an element:

  5. Follow Steps 1 through 3 for reserving an element.
  6. Click Edit, Security, Release.