Unlocking a rule book Locked rule books must be unlocked so that they can be modified, enabled or disabled. To unlock a rule book: Select the rule book to be unlocked. Click the More Actions icon and then click Unlock. Once unlocked, the locked icon is removed. Multiple rule books can be unlocked at a time. Note: If the user unlocking a rule book is not the rule book owner or business process owner of the selected rule book, IRC displays an alert message.