Breaking: #107323 - Workspace "Freeze Editing" removed 

See forge#107323

Description 

The workspace record flag Freeze Editing has been removed without replacement, effectively removing this feature.

The functionality had only been partially implemented and exhibited several usability and conceptual issues. It was therefore decided to remove it entirely in favor of more reliable and flexible workspace configuration options.

Impact 

"Freezing" a workspace to prevent editing of records is no longer possible.

Affected installations 

Since Freeze Editing did not provide any visible feedback to editors, it was likely used only rarely.

During the database compare, the field freeze will be removed from the table sys_workspace, effectively "unfreezing" all previously frozen workspaces.

Migration 

A more robust alternative to Freeze Editing is to configure a custom workspace stage and assign responsible persons. In combination with the following workspace options:

  • Publish only content in publish stage
  • Restrict publishing to workspace owners

you can create a workflow in which only designated members or groups are permitted to move records into the Ready to publish stage and/or perform publishing actions.

While other members can still edit records, such edits will automatically reset the workspace stage back to Editing, restarting the review cycle for those changes.