8 LOCKING RECORDS

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The system does not allow a cataloger to save a record to the server if another cataloger has retrieved and saved it before the first cataloger.

In addition to this automatic security, you can lock a record so that only your changes can be saved on the server until you unlock the record. No one else can save this edited version on the server. Note that you can only lock a record that has a system number assigned to it.

To lock the current record, choose the Lock Record option from the Cataloging menu. The record will be locked . You can immediately continue editing the record.

8.1 Impact on Other Users

Note that when you lock a record, someone else may call up the record from the server. When a cataloger loads a locked record from the server, a warning message will be displayed.



8.2 Unlocking Records

To unlock a record that you have previously locked, choose the Unlock Record from the Cataloging menu. The record will be unlocked.

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