- In SpotlightXL, navigate to the Model >Model Administration > Data Locking.
- Select the model that you want to lock. You will see the dimensions listed as column headings.
- Use the drop-down under each dimension column to select the member(s) that you want to lock. If you select a parent-level member, all leaf level members under that parent will be locked, but the parent-level members will not be locked.
- Click Save.
The following example locks all data in member combinations that include any leaf members in the Month-1 - PY-1 hierarchy in the Time dimension.
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The following example locks all data in member combinations that include any leaf members in the Month-1 - PY-1 hierarchy in the Time dimension and locks all data in member combinations that include Actual in the Scenario dimension.
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The following example locks all data in member combinations that include any leaf members in the Month-1 - PY-1 hierarchy in the Time dimension and Actual in the Scenario dimension.
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