On the Scope items page, you can lock and unlock the scope on a project. The scope is unlocked by default for new projects. To lock the scope, you must have the permission Lock project. To unlock the scope, you must have the permission Unlock project.
When the scope is locked for the first time on a project, the current Scope item qty value is automatically used as the OB qty value for each existing scope Item in the project. When you update the scope item quantity while the scope is locked, a cause code is required. Any new scope items added after the scope is locked do not have an OB quantity.
When the scope is unlocked, then the OB qty field is editable on all existing scope items in the project.
To lock or unlock the scope from the Scope items page, click Actions, and then select Project - Unlock Scope or Project - Lock Scope from the drop-down list.
To lock scope, you must have permission Lock project. To unlock scope, you must have the permission Unlock project.
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