Record Locking Assets
Is there any way to give users a warning when they try to update an asset that somebody else is already updating?
It seems now that no warning is given and the first person who starts to update the asset gets their changes saved, whereas any other changes from other editors are discarded.
Users get a warning when they try to save an asset if someone else is already editing it. Their changes are then discarded. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to lock the asset when somebody is updating it and not allow anyone else to open it for editing?
Thanks,
It seems now that no warning is given and the first person who starts to update the asset gets their changes saved, whereas any other changes from other editors are discarded.
Users get a warning when they try to save an asset if someone else is already editing it. Their changes are then discarded. Wouldn't it make a lot more sense to lock the asset when somebody is updating it and not allow anyone else to open it for editing?
Thanks,
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RAM does not have this feature today. I agree with you that would be useful and RAM should do a better job of managing cases when multiple users try to edit an asset at the same time. Could you open an enhancement and we could investigate adding this functionality in a future release? My one concern is that a user may open the page to edit an asset, leave their computer, and then the asset would be locked until their session times out (30 minutes by default WebSphere and Tomcat) but this may be better than losing changes due to a collision.