Select Configure Lock in the context menu for the step to launch the Lock Step Configuration dialog box from a TestStand User Interface . You can also click Configure Lock on the General tab of the Step Properties dialog box. In the Lock Step Configuration dialog box, select an operation for the step to perform.

The following operations are available when you use the Lock step type:

• Create —Creates a lock reference.
• Lock —Guarantees that only one thread executes certain steps at a time.
• Early Unlock —Releases the lock before the lock operation lifetime expires.
• Get Status —Finds out information about an existing lock or determines if a particular lock exists.

See Also

Step Properties dialog box

Synchronization Step Types