K2 Workflow Designer - Unlock a Workflow

This content applies to legacy design tools (such as K2 Studio, K2 for Visual Studio, or the Silverlight-based K2 workflow design tool). If you have upgraded from K2 blackpearl 4.7 to K2 Five, these tools may still be available in your environment. These legacy tools may not be available in new installations of K2 Five. These legacy tools may also not be available, supported, or behave as described, in future updates or versions of K2. Please see the legacy component support policy for more information about support for these components.

If a workflow is locked it can only be unlocked by the original designer of the workflow who shares the workflow

If a shared workflow is opened by a user that has rights to the workflow, the state of the workflow changes to Locked. When the user is done with the workflow, the state changes to Deployed. If a workflow is locked and need to be unlocked for some reason, only the original designer of the workflow can unlock the workflow. The Workflows screen is used to unlock a workflow by the original workflow designer.  To unlock a workflow, right-click on the specific workflow status.  An Unlock Workflow option will be displayed. 

Fig. 1. Workflows - Unlock Workflow