Lock/unlock registrations in Manage Data Entries

Lock registrations

When a registration is locked, its data cannot be amended.

1. Select one or more registrations in the "Manage data entries" table
2. In the floating bar, click "Lock"
3. Tick "Notify users" to email affected users about the change. Click "Edit before send" to change the message first
4. Click "Lock" to finish, or "Cancel" to close the drawer without locking
   
   

To lock every registration for an entire reporting year at once, see locking a year.

Example: Lock registrations

Unlock registrations

When a registration is unlocked, the responsible user can edit it again.

1. Select one or more registrations in the "Manage data entries" table

2. In the floating bar, click "Unlock".

3. Tick "Notify users" to email affected users about the change. Click "Edit before send" to change the message first.

4. Click "Unlock" to finish, or "Cancel" to close the drawer without unlocking.

Example: Unlock registrations that have previously been locked

Find out more about managing data entries.