Concept locks

Types of locking situations

1. Concept map is locked
2. Concept map is read only
3. Concept map is locked, but concept to edit is a part of a CM locked by another user
4. Concept is viewed in the Vertex viewer
5. Concept is edited in InfoItems cockpit

Lock policies

1. One is not allowed to edit concepts in a read only CM (only view properties)
2. One is not allowed to save a CM/change CM properties for a read only CM
3. One is not allowed to edit concept properties if the concept is locked by another user (or the same user has open 2 edit dialogs for the same concept in different CMs)
4. One is allowed to add relations to a concept locked by another user
5. One is allowed to edit an unlocked concept that is in a CM locked by another user
6. If a concept in a CM was changed by another source (e.g. in a infoItems cockpit or VV)
   1. User has to get a signs that concepts were changed
      1. e.g. some symbol displayed as a concept icon
      2. If user opens such a concept it has to be refreshed from the server
      3. Flex-application should send "refresh"-requests periodically to get informed about changed concepts
7. All read-only CMs should get a flag "dirty" if the editing user saved/closed it
   1. e.g. some symbol displayed
   2. User can refresh the CM contents from the server
   3. User can request a CM lock if the editing user closed the CM
   4. Flex-application should send "refresh"-requests periodically to get informed about changed CMs
8. If a concept map is closed, CM locks must be removed
   1. If the application is closed, all user's CM and concept locks must be removed
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Saving concepts/CMs

Saving concepts

1. Once a concept is saved withing a locked CM the changes are reflected in the server-side model but not saved permanently (db)
2. Once a concept is saved from another editing point changes are saved in the model and in the db
3. If a new concept is created within a locked CM it is added to the server-side model and individual search index but not saved persistantly
4. If a new concept is created withing other editing points it is added to the server-side model, common search index and saved persistantly