The options of the Editor Options dialog box are applied to an object that is being opened:
If you select “Lock object,” see Locking and Unlocking Objects.
If you select “Associate Outline,” the editor is populated with the dimension and member names of the associated outline. Thus, you can select, rather than type, dimension and member names. See Associating Outlines with Essbase Objects That Are Being Edited.
To avoid being prompted to lock objects and associate outlines, change the default setting.