# Locking/unlocking an item (default)

Available in...

* Big Data
* Big Data Platform
* Data Fabric
* Data Integration
* Data Management Platform
* Data Services Platform
* ESB
* MDM Platform
* Real-Time Big Data Platform

In the default mode, when you first open an item in the Repository tree view, you get the edition privilege and a green lock is docked at the edited item.

![Repository tree view.](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/studio-user-guide/Resources/images/administrator_lockedrepo1.png)

Until you release the lock by closing the item you are editing, other users will not be able to make any change on it. The item will show with a red lock in their Repository tree views.

All other users will have a read-only access for locked items until they are unlocked.

Information noteNote:

A locked item can only be unlocked by the lock owner.

To intentionally lock/unlock an item, simply right-click it in the Repository tree view and select Lock/Unlock.