HP UX SoftBench Software manual Breaking a Lock on an Archive File, Break File Lock Dialog Box

Using SoftBench Configuration Manager

Managing Archive Files and Directories

Breaking a Lock on an Archive File

You may need to break the lock on an archive file under certain circumstances, such as when a developer forgets to check in a source file before leaving town. Using SoftBench CM, you can determine who holds the lock and then break the lock so that another developer can work on the source file.

To break the lock on an archive file:

1.Select the file.

2.Choose "File: Break File Lock…".

3.Enter the reason for breaking the lock in the "Break File Lock" input box (see Figure 3-7). SoftBench CM uses this as the contents for the associated e-mail message.

4.Select OK.

SoftBench CM breaks the lock, makes the file available for check out, and e-mails a message to the person who locked the file.

You may or may not have permission to break file locks in certain archives. Check with your SoftBench CM administrator about permission to break locks on archive files.

Figure 3-7 "Break File Lock" Dialog Box

Viewing the Revision History of Archive Files

SoftBench CM lets you view the revision history for each archive file. This is useful when you want to determine when a particular change was made to a file.

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