Hi @cyclist87,
Usually in multi-user environments, you will want to wait for the other user to complete his work on this item. It’s recommended to contact him and ask him about the status of his work.
You can find who is the user that edits the item, by hovering with your mouse over the padlock, and a tooltip with the relevant info will appear.
To unlock the item, you need to have backend administration access and the required permissions to access the Checked-In functionality.
1. Item Check-In
In the back-end administration items list (e.g. articles list), you can either click on the padlock icon to unlock that specific item.
2. Multiple Items Check-In of the same List
If there are more than 1 locked items that you want to unlock in the list, you can tick their checkbox and then click the Check-In button, on the toolbar.
3. Global Database Check-In
Finally there is a Global Check-In, under “System” Menu, where you can Checked-In all database tables that supports the Checked-Out feature at once.
Be aware though, that this should be used with caution, especially in multi-users sites, to avoid any issues/confusions as described above.
Adam M 9 years, 6 months ago.
