0.6 Access to Edit

Available with the Following Subscriptions: All Subscriptions
Available for the Following Roles: All Roles 

Learn about user access modes and locking functionality of the Site Plan.

Summary

• Only one user can edit the site plan at any given time
• Only users with permission can edit the Site Plan
• Click Editing when in View Mode for full access to tools
• cmBuilder auto-saves any changes for you
• Switch to Viewing mode to disable the ability to edit

View/Edit Mode and Locking

View Mode:

• The Scenario will be in View Mode by default for existing Scenarios
• This mode grants users limited access to review tools, Milestones and basic navigation tools
  • Note: In View Mode, you cannot make any changes to the site plan.

Edit Mode:

• The Scenario will be on Edit Mode by default for newly created Scenarios
• Only users with edit rights will have permission to edit the Site Plan, and will be able to do so, one user at a time
• This mode grants users full access to all edit tools, Milestones and all navigation tools

 Note: cmBuilder auto-saves any changes you make.

Warning Messages:

1. Another user is editing the project: In this case, you will not have access to edit until the other user closes their session or returns to View Mode.
2. Multiple open sessions: In this case, close the duplicate instances of the session to continue editing.

 Lock Scenario:

• Similar to View mode, Lock Scenario prevents any edits by users to the Scenario.
• This mode only grants users limited review tools, Milestones and basic navigation tools.
• To unlock a Scenario, select Locked (1) at the Top bar and click Unlock (2) to switch to Edit mode.