Is the repository a multi-user environment?
Yes, OWB employs a sophisticated locking mechanism to allow users to work on the same project simultaneously. Locking occurs on the object level (for example, a table, a dimension or a mapping) to allow for maximum flexibility. One user will receive a read/write lock, the other will then have a read-only copy of the object. This read only copy is presented in a read-consistent view, which means that object is not changed until a commit occurs in the session with read/write. OWB provides a synchronize option to allow users to refresh their copy periodically.
