Selecting and editing a revision of a read-only component

This task is relevant if component locking is enabled in your Enterprise or Enterprise Plus Edition account. When you try to lock or save the component, you may receive a warning that you have an outdated revision of the component open on the process canvas.

Procedure

1. You opened a component, locked it and edited it. Meanwhile, an administrator acquired the lock, edited and saved the component. You click Save.

   The Component Lock Revision Options dialog opens with the following options:

   • Overwrite

   • Discard Changes and Reload Latest

2. You opened a component but did not lock it. Another user opened the same component, locked, edited, and saved it. You click Lock & Edit.

   The Component Lock Revision Options dialog opens with the following options:

   • Edit selected revision(1)

   • Discard Changes and Reload Latest

3. Choose one of the following:

   • Overwrite

   • Edit selected revision (n)

   • Discard Changes and Reload Latest

4. Click OK.

   • If you select Overwrite, a new revision of the component is created and saved. Skip the rest of the steps in this task.

   • If you select Edit selected revision (n), the selected revision is open for editing.

   • If you select Discard Changes and Reload Latest, your changes are discarded, and the latest revision opens for editing.

5. Edit the component as needed.

6. Click Save.

   • If you selected Edit Selected Revision (n), the Component Lock Revision Options dialog opens again with Overwrite and Discard Changes and Reload Latest options.

   • If you selected Discard Changes and Reload Latest, a new revision of the component is created and saved. Skip the rest of the steps in this task.

7. Select Overwrite.

8. Click OK.

A new revision of the component is created and saved.