About item status indicators

When you are viewing or editing items, the following indicators may identify that the item cannot be modified or is marked as suspect because a related item changed.

Indicator	Description
[Locked by dialog box]	Another user is editing the item. Click Close to close the dialog box. When the user closes the item, it is updated and available for editing.
	Displayed next to the Status field if the item is locked based on its current workflow state. Depending on your security permissions, you may not be able to edit locked items. Click to view more information. See Viewing item lock information.
	Displayed next to the Status field if the item is marked as suspect because a related item changed. Click to view the dependencies. See Investigating suspect dependencies.