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Locking and Unlocking a Story
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t Open two queues in separate tabs, then select the story you want to copy from the first queue
and press the Ctrl key as you drag it to the second tab and another location in the second
queue.
A copied story appears in the new place in the queue or in a new queue.
t Select a story from the search results in the Search pane, and press the Ctrl key as you drag it
to another location in an open queue.
Locking and Unlocking a Story
The iNEWS newsroom computer system has multiple types of locks, such as edit locks,
segmented edit locks, easy locks and key locks. Locking a story makes it impossible for another
unauthorized person to change a story while you are working in it. If a story is edit locked by
another user, you can still navigate to that story and view it, but a warning message appears if
you attempt to edit the story. The warning message states:
Unable to obtain edit lock.
Story is currently locked by another user.
Segmented edit locking allows for one user to change Story Form data while another user has a
lock on the story’s text and cue list. This is beneficial for producers who might need to make
modifications in the Story Form section of the Script Editor while a reporter is still working on
the body of the story itself.
Easy locks and key locks can only be applied to a story from an iNEWS workstation, but the
security measures are honored within MediaCentral UX. With easy lock, an iNEWS user locks
the story to his or her user name, so that only that user or an iNEWS system administrator can
access it. If any other user attempts to open an easy-locked story from MediaCentral UX, they
will be denied viewing or editing access to the story. Likewise, an iNEWS user key locks a story
by applying a password so that only those who know the password can view or edit the story. If a
MediaCentral UX user attempts to open a key-locked story, the system will prompt that user for
the password.
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System administrators cannot supersede the edit lock of another user from
MediaCentral UX. However, neither the easy locking feature nor the key locking feature
apply to iNEWS system administrators. They can access any easy- or key-locked story in
the iNEWS database at any time.
To lock a story, do one of the following:
t Begin typing in the body of the story. An edit lock is automatically applied to the story body.
t Click the Lock/Unlock button in the toolbar. An edit lock is manually applied to the story
body.
When you have a story locked, the Lock/Unlock button is colored orange.