Configuration locking can be used to prevent accidental changes to the configuration of a life cycle. While enabled, you can view the Tree Configuration window and browse through the queues without the ability to make changes. While locked, the graphic layout cannot be accessed. Lock Configuration is not a security feature. Any user with rights to configure the life cycle can lock or unlock the life cycle. Locking a life cycle does not prohibit the ability to assign User Groups and Document Types to the locked life cycle.