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Introduction

Form Record Locking is a form element that allows users to lock a record from being edited by other application users for a specified period of time (in minutes).


Get Started

To see how the Record Locking form element actually functions, we should first create a form. Here are the steps for this process:

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       10. Observe the timer (reload the page to see the current time left for the record to be unlocked). After the Timer runs out, the 2nd account (Cat Grant) should be able to edit the record and save the new edit.

         

         

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Form Record Locking Form Element Properties

Name

Description

ID

Element ID (By declaring as "title", a corresponding database table column "c_title" will be created)

LabelElement Label to be displayed to the end-user.
Lock DurationTime duration for the record to be locked from editing by other users
Display Name FormatName Formatting of the User that locked the record.
Validator

Attach a Validator plugin to validate the input value.

Info
titleWhen will validation take place?

Validation will take place whenever a form is submitted except when it is submitted as "Save as Draft".

FormSelect the form to be locked from editing