Add dialog box when attempting to mass update locked items
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Paul Cunningham
When a user attempts to perform a mass update which includes locked project items in the selection set, the locked items are not updated and there is no indication that the operation failed. Potential solutions:
Good: Warning alerts the user that locked items are selected and will not be updated
Better: Dialog box gives the user the option to either unlock the items or proceed knowing they won't be updated
Best: Dialog box gives the user the option to unlock the items for that specific mass update operation, and then automatically lock them again after the operation is completed
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Paul Cunningham
I'm aware that unlocking items is permission-based. For the better & best options, add an indication on the dialog box that the user does not have permission to unlock or pop up a second dialog box indicating that the operation failed because the user doesn't have permission.