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# Restrict access to changelists

By default, all users can view a pending A unit of versioned work that is not submitted. A changelist is created when you check out any file. A changelist is pending until you submit or revert the change. or submitted changelist The changes to files or stream specifications along with metadata, such as the list of changed files, their version numbers, the submitter of the changelist, and the submitter's description of the changes. A changelist is the unit of versioned work., regardless of whether they are permitted access to the files in the changelist by the protections table. To prevent users from seeing a changelist, check the Restrict Access to Changelist option when you edit a pending or submitted changelist.

This option enables the following restrictions:

- Pending changelists: visible only to the owner, regardless of whether other users have access to checked-out files.
- Pending changelists containing shelved files The process of temporarily storing files in the server without checking in a changelist. Shelves are often used for reviews.: visible only to users who have access to one or more of the shelved files.
- Submitted changelists: visible only to users who have access to one or more of the files that were submitted in the changelist.

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