Editing a Lock

This article explains how to edit a Lock added to a Form or Subform.

You can edit a Lock added to a Form or Subform.

You can edit:

• The name of the Lock.
• The status of the Lock (active or not active).
• The time period of a date range Lock.
• The rule of a rule based Lock.
• The message of a rule based Lock.
• The Formula of a rule based Lock.

If a Lock is inherited you need to select the primary resource to which the Lock has been added to be able to edit it.

How to edit a Lock

• Navigate to the Database Design section of the Database that contains the Form or Subform with the Lock that you want to edit.
• Select your Form or Subform from the list and click on "Locks" on the Resource side panel to reveal the available Locks for it.
• Click on the Lock you want to edit. Apply the edits you want to the Lock and click on "Save".