Once the base data or team forecast is in a state where you do not want others to uploaded changes to it on the master watershed you can set the Protect flag on the data. Setting the Protect flag on watershed data will stop anyone from uploading changes to the master watershed. You can still download the watershed to the local computer and make changes to it, but you will not be able to upload the changes to protected data groups.

Protecting Base Data

To set protect on base data: 

  1. From the Setup tab, from the Watershed, menu, point to Team, click Sync to Master Watershed, the Master Watershed Synchronization dialog will open.
  2. On the Master Watershed Synchronization dialog, select the data group node in the Synchronization Tree you would like to set Protect on. The bottom panel of the editor will fill with information on the selected group.
  3. Click Protect, the Confirm Protection window (Figure 1) will appear, confirming you would like to protect the data groups folder.
    Figure 1 Confirm Protection Window
  4. Continue with the protection process by clicking Yes on the Confirm Protection window. The window will close and when the protection process is complete, you will see a real-time notification message at the bottom right-hand of your screen ( Figure 2).
    Figure 2 Protected Real-Time Notification

The button's label will change to "UnProtect", meaning the data is now protected from uploads and the Upload button, pictured in Figure 3, will no longer be available when the data node is selected in the Synchronization Tree.

Figure 3 Disabled Upload Button on Protected Base Data

Protecting Forecast Data

To set the Protect on forecast data: 

  1. Open a team forecast in the Modeling Tab.
  2. Select the model alternatives or forecast run in the Forecast Tree that you would like to protect. The Team Tab, located in the bottom tab group will fill with information on the selected data.
  3. Click the Protect button. A Confirm Protection window (Figure 1) will appear, confirming you would like to protect the forecast or model alternative folder.
  4. Continue with the protection process by clicking Yes on the Confirm Protection dialog (Figure 1). The dialog will close and when the protection process is complete, you will see a real-time notification message at the bottom right-hand of your screen (similar to Figure 2).

The button's label will change to "UnProtect", meaning the data is now protected from uploads and the Upload button, pictured in Figure 4, will no longer be available when the forecast or model alterative is selected in the Forecast Tree.

Figure 4 Unprotect and Upload Button for Team Forecasting

Unprotecting Data

Similar to protecting data, data can be set as "Unprotected". When Unprotect is set, the master watershed will accept uploads to the data group again. Unprotect is only available if the data has been previously protected.
The process is similar to protecting the data and uses the same steps as listed above in the Protect sections described above. The Protect button displays as an UnProtect button when the protected node is selected in the Synchronization or Forecast Tree.

To unprotect data: 

  1. First open the editors you found the Protect button in by following the steps in the previous two sections, Protecting Base Data or Protecting Forecast Data.
  2. Select the data you would like to turn the protection off for. Then click the UnProtect button. The Confirm Removal dialog (Figure 5), asking to confirm the removal of the protection flag will appear.Figure 5 Confirm Removal of Protect Setting
  3. Clicking Yes in the Confirm Removal dialog. The dialog will close. When the unprotect process is complete, you will see a real-time notification message at the bottom right-hand of your screen (Figure 6).Figure 6 Model Available Real-Time Notification Message

The button's label will change to "Protect", meaning the master watershed is now accepting uploads for that data. The Upload button will be available when the data is selected in the tree.