Apply locks to your catalog instances to avoid accidental tampering or deletion of the resources.
Note You can apply locks only if you are an administrator or a user with Manage permissions.
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Open the navigation menu and select Analytics & AI. Under Data Lake, select Data Catalog.
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On the Data Catalogs page, click the Actions menu to the right of the instance for which you want to apply the lock and select Apply lock.
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In the Manage lock dialog box, select one or both of the following options:
- Full lock: Select this option to allow authorized users to only read from the resource.
- Delete lock: Select this option to allow authorized users to read and modify the resource. However, they can't delete the resource.
If you select both the options, the Full lock option takes precedence.
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Click Close.
On the Data Catalogs page, the Lock type column displays the type of lock applied to an instance.