What is 'lock' in SAP LOD-ANA - SAP Analytics Cloud?

lock - Overview

• Component: LOD-ANA

• Component Name: SAP Analytics Cloud

• Description: To freeze individual amounts - for example during disaggregation - or an entire data region; a combination of entity, time, and version.

lock - Details

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  Key Concepts: 
  A lock in SAP Analytics Cloud (LOD-ANA) is a feature that allows users to prevent other users from making changes to a particular object. This feature is useful for preventing accidental or unauthorized changes to objects, such as reports, stories, and dashboards. 
  
  How to use it: 
  To lock an object in SAP Analytics Cloud, select the object and click the “Lock” button. This will prevent any other user from making changes to the object until it is unlocked. To unlock an object, select the object and click the “Unlock” button. 
  
  Tips & Tricks: 
  When locking an object, it is important to remember that only the user who locked the object can unlock it. Therefore, it is important to keep track of which user locked which objects. 
  
  Related Information: 
  For more information on locking objects in SAP Analytics Cloud, please refer to the official SAP documentation.