Lock a state attribute

You can lock state attributes, individual states, and role associations from the Administration tab.

Locking the attribute - If you lock a state attribute and change the name of one or more states, the changes are propagated to all projects that use this attribute and its associated artifact type.
Locking the state - If you lock the state, the state name is preserved in projects that use the attribute and its associated artifact type. If you change the name of a locked state, the change propagates to all projects that use the global artifact type assocated with the attribute.
Locking the role association - If you lock the role, the global association between the role and its state model is preserved in all projects that use that attribute and its associated artifact type.

There is no explicit locking mechanism for state models because it is not possible for projects to modify globally-defined state model. You must create a project-specific state model within the project.

Go to the Project Tracker administration page.
1. Click Admin in the CollabNet TeamForge navigation bar.
2. On the site administration navigation bar, click Integrated App.
3. Select Project Tracker and click Configure.
To lock one or more states:
1. Click Artifact types, and click the link for an artifact that has the state attribute.
2. Click the link for the attribute group that contains the state attribute.
3. Click the link for the state attribute.
4. In the Artifact Type Attribute Editor page, be sure the States sub-tab is selected.
5. Click the checkbox next to the state that you want to lock.
6. Click Save.
To lock a role associated with a state model:
1. Click the Administration tab, Click Project Tracker > Artifact types, and click the link for an artifact that has the state attribute.
2. Click the link for the attribute group that contains the state attribute.
3. Click the link for the state attribute.
4. In the Artifact Type Attribute Editor page, be sure the State Transitions sub-tab is selected.
5. Click the checkbox next to the role that you want to lock.
6. Click Save.