Lockout Settings dialog
You use the Lockout Settings dialog to specify that certain users maintain their access rights to a project before you lock the project. Only the project's top-level user can specify the users that are excluded from a lockout. When you lock a project in order to allow one user to make a change to the project, remember to exclude that user from the lockout before you lock the project.
How to access the Lockout Settings dialog
To access the Lockout Settings dialog, click the File tab, click Properties, then click Lockout Settings.
This dialog is not available in Asta Powerproject standalone or Asta Powerproject SaaS.
Explanation of the fields on the dialog
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| User list |
Select the user(s) you want to exclude from a lockout of the project. Selected users will be able to access the project normally while it is locked. Clear a user's check box during a lockout to deny them access to the project if they currently have access.
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How do I...
... specify the users that are excluded from a project lockout?
- Select the check boxes next to the user(s) that you want to exclude from the lockout.
- Click OK. You can now lock the project. To remove access from users that currently have access, clear the check box next to the user and click OK.
When users are locked out of a project, they cannot edit or save the project, and no new users can access the project. You may find this useful if you want to make changes to a project while being sure that no other user is able to change things in the project at the same time.
While a lockout is in force, the project's top-level user can use this dialog at any point and change the users who have access to the project during the lockout: you can grant access to users that are currently locked out and remove access from users that currently have access. If you grant access to a user that is currently locked out of a project while the project is locked, the user must log out of the project and log back in again to be able to use the project.
You can only lock and unlock server-mounted projects, and you can only lock users that have been defined in Asta Powerproject (project-level users) out of projects; you cannot lock users that have been defined in Server Admin (server-level users) out of projects.