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Create a Document Workflow Interlock

A document workflow interlock is a rule that can be used to determine the validity of a project workflow transition to be executed. The interlock is composed of one or more document types and one or more property filters based for any number of documents within a project or sub-project.

To create a document workflow interlock:

  1. Select the desired project definition in the configuration tree in the left pane of Meridian Enterprise Configurator.

  2. Click Edit.

  3. Click the Interlocks tab.

    The list of interlocks applied to the current project definition appears in the right pane.

  4. Click Add Document Workflow Interlock.

    The New Workflow Interlock Properties dialog box appears.

  5. Type information on the General tab for the options described in the following table.

  6. Click OK.

    The Properties dialog closes.

  7. Click OK.

General options
Option Description

Display Name

The editable name of the interlock for System Administrators. Required.

Name

The permanent Accruent internal name of the interlock for System Administrators. Required.

Description

A description of the interlock for System Administrators. Optional.

This completes the basic configuration of a document workflow interlock. You can now continue to configure the interlock in any of the following topics.