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Editing Workspace-Enabled Repository Objects

You can edit workspace-enabled repository objects directly without locking any project. Note that only workspace-enabled repository objects can be edited inside workspaces. By default, all workspace-enabled objects are locked at the database level, so you are not required to lock projects when you edit the objects or perform any type of CRUD (create, read, update, delete) operations.

However, locking a project is still required before you edit the non-workspace objects. The non-workspace objects are Table, Task, Workflows, Repository, Type, EIM Table, Projects, Dock objects, Schema Maintenance, and Server Components.

As in the previous releases of Siebel Tools:

• You can update existing records by selecting the attribute and child record.
• You can create new child records of the parent objects by drilling down on the child objects using the tree hierarchy in the Object Explorer pane.

  All context menu options that are applicable in the previous releases of Siebel Tools for the child level objects are still applicable when the Workspace mode is enabled.

• You cannot delete any parent objects or child-level objects if any of them are workspace-enabled objects.

  Only the new parent objects that were created in one workspace version can be deleted in that version.

To edit a workspace-enabled repository object

1. In the workspace dashboard, navigate to the Workspace explorer pane.
2. Right-click on the workspace that you want to edit and then select the Open option.
3. Note that:
   • In the Siebel Tools title bar text, the status Editable is added at the end of the title.
   • In the View Mode pane, the status of the workspace is shown as Edit-In-Progress.
4. Edit the repository object as needed.

   NOTE:  In workspace mode, the concept of checking out objects does not apply to workspace-enabled repository objects, explicitly. As in the previous releases of Siebel Tools, you can perform all context menu options such as inserting new records, copying records, and other default options that are specific to the selected objects.

5. (Optional) Create new object records using the following steps:
   1. In the workspace dashboard, select the File menu and then select the New Object option.

      Alternatively, click the New icon in the tool bar.

   2. In the New Object Wizards dialog box, select an object template.

      TIP:   When Workspace mode is enabled, project or object locking is not mandatory. You can select an appropriate object by selecting one option in the New Object Wizards dialog box.

6. Save the changes.

   If the workspace is in Edit-In-Progress state, then the changes are tracked under the latest checked-out version. Otherwise, a new version is created and changes are tracked under that new version until that version is checkpointed.

   If you edit the repository object again after it is checkpointed, the current version is incremented by 1 and all new changes are tracked under the current version until the new version is checkpointed.

For more information on how to configure non-workspace objects, see Configuring Non-Workspace Objects.