Lock Pick

Lock Pick unlocks items.

Description

Lock Pick unlocks items locked by the Sitecore user when he/she logouts, and after an elapsed period of idle time.

Installation

Install /Packages/Lock Pick-1.0.0.0.zip in Sitecore.

Do I need to do anything else after installing the package?

Nope. The module should be ready to go after installing the package.

Installed Assets

The installation package installs the following:

Items

The following items are installed into the master database:

• /sitecore/system/Tasks/Commands/UnlockIdleUserItemsCommand
• /sitecore/system/Tasks/Schedules/UnlockIdleUserItemsSchedule

Files

• ~/bin/LockPick.dll
• ~/App_Config/Include/LockPick.config

What versions of Sitecore will this work on?

I have tested this on Sitecore 6.4.1, 6.5 and 6.6.

What version of .NET is required?

.NET 4.0

How do I use this?

This blog article discusses the logout pipeline processor that unlocks items locked by the user during logout.

This blog article discusses the scheduled task that periodically unlocks items by idle users.