This command is used for unlocking
Natural source objects in a remote development environment, and
documentation objects in the local development environment, provided that Predict is installed on Windows.
documentation objects in a remote development environment, provided that the Object Description plug-in is installed (see separate Object Description documentation).
It is used to view source objects or documentation objects that are locked and to unlock them if required. This command is recommended for use by the Natural administrator only. However, the administrator can enable the use of this command for each user profile in Natural Security.
This document covers the following topics:
For further information, see Unlocking Objects Manually in the Remote Development Using SPoD documentation.
See also Object Naming Conventions in the Using Natural Studio documentation.
If the system command UNLOCK is used without
parameters, a dialog
appears where you can enter the parameters.
UNLOCK |
The following shows the direct command syntax for unlocking Natural objects.
UNLOCK |
[NATURAL]
[OBJECT] object-name |
[TYPE
object-type]
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[LIBRARY
library-name]
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[DBID
dbid]
[FNR fnr]
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[PASSWORD
password]
[CIPHER cipher]
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[APPLICATION
application-name]
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[USER
locked-by]
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[DATE
locked-on
[locked-on2]]
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The following shows the direct command syntax for unlocking documentation objects.
UNLOCK |
DOCUMENT
[OBJECT] object-name
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[TYPE
object-type]
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[USER
locked-by]
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[DATE
locked-on
[locked-on2]]
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The object name must be defined in each case. If any of the other parameters is not specified, the corresponding default value will be used.
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object-name |
A33 | * | The name of the object to be unlocked. Asterisk notation (*) or ">" can be used. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
object-type |
A1 | * |
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| A2 | * |
Documentation object types:
User-defined short descriptions for documentation object types or an asterisk (*). |
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library-name |
A8 | * | The name of the library where the locked object is in. Asterisk notation (*) can be used. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
dbid |
A5 | current database ID | The database ID of the defined library. Specify
asterisk (*) or in format N5.
On mainframe servers with parameter
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fnr |
A5 | current file number | The file number of the defined library. Specify
asterisk (*) or in format N5.
On mainframe servers with parameter
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password |
A8 | blank | If used, the password for the specified system
file (dbid and fnr).
Needs not to be specified, when the dbid
and fnr of the current This parameter is available only in a mainframe remote
development environment and when profile parameter |
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cipher |
A8 | blank | If used, the cipher key for the specified system
file (dbid and fnr).
Needs not to be specified, when the dbid
and fnr of the current This parameter is available only in a mainframe remote
development environment and when profile parameter |
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application-name |
A32 | blank | If used, the name of the application to which the
locked object belongs.
If you specify a blank, all locked objects, irrespective of whether they are linked to an application or not, are listed in a results window where they can be unlocked manually. |
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locked-by |
A8 | current user ID | The ID of the user who caused the object to be
locked. Asterisk notation (*) can be used.
If Natural Security is used, it can be changed only if the security unlock flag is set to "F" (forced unlock) in the Natural Security user profile. |
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locked-on |
A10 | blank | The two date parameters are
available to provide for the different date formats:
2005-09-28 (date format according to the
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locked-on2 |
A8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note:
Locking can also be enabled locally on a mainframe server based on
Natural for Mainframes. In this case, the following limitations apply: The
application-name cannot be used as a selection
criterion. For dbid and
fnr, the current FNAT and
FUSER system files are searched if asterisk notation (*) is
used.
If the parameter(s) specified is (are) valid and a complete object name is specified and if the corresponding object is found and it was locked by the current user, this object is unlocked immediately and a corresponding message is displayed. This applies under the condition that the object name is specified directly without using asterisk notation (*) and the current user tries to unlock his own locked records.
If any of the parameters specified is invalid or if no objects are found, the unlock dialog with an error message will appear.
In the following cases, the locked objects found are listed in a results window where they can be unlocked manually:
if you used asterisk notation (*) or ">" (where applicable),
if you did not specify a specific object name,
if you did not specify an application name.
Note:
On mainframe servers with parameter SLOCK=PRE,
the following applies: When asterisk notation (*) is used for object type and
library, the locked DDMs have also to be listed by scanning the current
FDIC system file.
If the object type of a documentation object is not unique, look into the hidden column next to the object type for the internal object types.
For further information on the results window, see Unlocking Objects Manually in the Remote Development Using SPoD documentation.