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Locking a Project

You can lock a project in Code Insight, to ensure that no further changes can be made when the project has reached its completion status. This feature is particularly useful when both analysis and review processes for the project have been completed, and the same project needs to be preserved in a fixed, read-only state for audit or archival purposes. In addition to locking a project, you can also lock all associated child projects (if applicable) to maintain consistency across the entire project hierarchy.

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Only users with the System Administrator or Project Administrator role have the privileges to lock projects.

Users with the Project Administrator role can lock projects in both Project details and from Manage projects. Users with the System Administrator role can only lock projects in Project details.

When the project is locked, it becomes read-only. Users are allowed to only view inventory items and generate reports, and the following actions are restricted:

  • Exporting project data

  • Importing project data

  • Project branching

  • Project copying

  • Applying license policies

  • Scanning (both local and remote)

  • Rescanning

  • Uploading codebase.

Lock projects in Project details​

Users with the System Administrator or Project Administrator role can lock projects in Project details.

  1. Navigate to the Summary tab. Fore more information, see Opening the Project Summary Tab.

  2. On the Project Details section, click Lock Project.

  3. Optional: In Confirm, select Also lock child projects to also lock all associated child projects.

  4. Click Ok.

    The project status changes to Project Completed.

Lock projects from Manage projects​

Only users with the Project Administrator role can lock projects from Manage projects.

  1. Navigate to the Summary tab. Fore more information, see Opening the Project Summary Tab.

  2. From Manage Project, select Edit Project.

  3. In Edit Project, select the General tab.

  4. From Project Status, select Project Completed.

    For more information on the Project Status list, see Edit Project: General Tab.

  5. Optional: In Confirm, select Also lock child projects to also lock all associated child projects.

  6. Click Ok.

  7. In Edit Project, click Save.