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Unlocking an item by starting an Activity

If an item on your webpage shows a lock border button and says that the item is assigned to you, it means that the item was assigned, possibly along with other items, to your user group through workflow. You can start Activity on the item. Doing so unlocks that item, and all other items associated with the Activity.

Procedure

  1. On an editable webpage, start editing by clicking the pencil button in the top right corner.
  2. Identify the locked item you want to start Activity on by selecting its border and clicking the Show Properties border button.
    A popup displays the properties of an item, including its title and an option to see which Bundle or Bundles it belongs to.
  3. At top right, click the dropdown for workflow and select Assigned.
    A list appears showing assigned Activities that have not yet been picked up by any member of your user group.
  4. To find out which Activity you need to start to unlock this item, select the "i" button next to an Activity.
    A detail screen for the Activity appears, listing its items under Related items. Check if your item is among the items.
  5. Click Start Activity if you want to start the Activity.
    The item, along with all other items for this Activity, is unlocked for you. Other users in your group, to whom this item was also assigned, cannot work on these items when you start an Activity.

Results

You can now perform the workflow task associated with this assignment.

What to do next

After finishing work on the items (for example, after reading and correcting its contents), the next step is to finish the Activity on the item.