What is 'lock' in SAP CA-RT-PMR - SAP Promotion Management?

lock - Overview

• Component: CA-RT-PMR

• Component Name: SAP Promotion Management

• Description: The ability to prevent term and value changes from affecting a product, a product group, or placeholder product, regardless of the change or level at which the change was made.

lock - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  A lock in SAP Promotion Management is a feature that allows users to prevent changes to a promotion or its associated documents. This ensures that the promotion remains unchanged and valid until it is unlocked. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To lock a promotion, users must select the “Lock” option from the Promotion Management menu. This will prevent any changes from being made to the promotion or its associated documents. To unlock the promotion, users must select the “Unlock” option from the Promotion Management menu. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  It is important to remember to unlock a promotion once it has been completed or no longer needs to be changed. This will ensure that other users can make changes to the promotion if needed. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on locking and unlocking promotions in SAP Promotion Management, please refer to the SAP Help documentation.