The system Lawmaker supports multi-user editing by locking fragments of the document to a specific user . The system will attempt to acquire a lock whenever a user starts editing the documentpreventing other users making changes to the same fragment. If no one else has a lock when a user begins editing the you begin editing a fragment inside a document, the system Lawmaker will lock the fragment to the useryou, noting the date/time that the lock was acquired so that other drafters in the document can see through the tooltip in the Structure View.
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For bill/SI/SSI provisions
To insert a new provision, the system will need to acquire a lock on the parent element.
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It is not possible to insert provisions if the parent element is locked. You will need to ask the other user |
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save their changes (which will release all their locks) so that you can insert and save your new provision. Saving after the insertion will allow you to continue editing your newly inserted provision without stopping another user from inserting or updating another provision with the same parent. |
If you are editing an existing section, regulation, article or schedulerule, the lock will only occur at the section/regulation /article etc level. or schedule level, allowing many drafters to edit separate sections/regulations/articles etc. and schedules provisions at the same time in the same document. If you are editing a schedule, the same applies but the lock will occur at the schedule level or, if the schedule is divided into Parts, Chapters, or cross-headings, at that level.
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Schedules created before version 17 was released (August 2024) will not be fragmented to the grouping level - they will remain as single fragments that can only be edited and locked at that level. However, as soon as the document containing the schedules is saved again, all schedules in the document will be fragmented at the grouping level. |
For amendments
The lock will be at the amendment level or the amendment list level if you are editing a List of Draft Amendments (LoDA), Daily List, Marshalled List (including manuscript amendments and scripted marshalled list etc) and Grouping List.
To insert a new amendment in a LoDA you will need a lock on the entire document.
To edit an amendment, you only need a lock on the amendment thereby allowing other users to edit other amendments in the same list. Interstitial headings are treated as part of the document (e.g. LoDA, Daily List etc) so if you have inserted a new amendment (only possible in a LoDA) – all interstitial headings will be locked as well but this won’t interfere with other users in the same document editing existing amendments.
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