Unlocking Forms

Unlocking an object effectively reverts it to the state it had before you checked it out.

Note: You can unlock objects that you have previously checked out and objects that others have checked out. Other developers can also unlock objects that you have checked out.

To unlock a form, with or without its associated template or global objects:

  1. Open the Form Control  form.
  2. In the Actions group box, select Unlock.
  3. Select the Forms tab.
  4. From the Run-time form name field, select the form you want to unlock.
  5. Verify that the user ID is shown in the Locked by user field.
  6. Select from the options that are shown in this table:
    To unlock: Do this:
    The form without its template or any of its associated global objects

    Verify that these check boxes are cleared:

    • Display/select objects to be included with action
    • Include form template
    The template along with the form Select Include form template.
    Global objects associated with this form, along with the form
    1. Select Display/select objects to be included with action.

      The Global Objects Referenced from Form pane displays all the global objects associated with this form.

    2. Select one of these options:
      • To unlock all associated global objects, click Select All.
        Note:  If you do not have all objects associated with a form checked out, this action selects only those objects that you do have checked out.
      • To unlock only selected global objects, select the objects you want to unlock, using the check boxes in the Inc column.
        Note:  If you try to select an object that you do not have checked out, the system generates a warning. The easiest way to avoid this is to click Select All. The system selects only the objects you have checked out. You can then clear the check boxes for any objects you do not want to unlock at that time.
    Only one copy of each global object associated with this form Select Eliminate duplicate global references.
    All copies of a global object associated with this form Clear Eliminate duplicate global references.
  7. In the Process options group box, click Execute Action.
  8. When prompted, click OK.
    If the form that you want to unlock is checked out by another user, a warning message is displayed. Click Yes to continue, then click OK.
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