FDM - Lock Options

For the classic FDM applications, you can find many "Lock" options in the menus. Let me introduce these kinds of options one by one.

1. Lock the system so that all the basic users cannot login.

In the POV bar, click "Open"


Then a window will pop up, check the box System Lock on and then click OK


Then you can find "Open" became "Locked" in the POV bar


When basic users try to login the system, the following error will occur.



2. Lock the POV so that all the basic users cannot change

Click the menu "Administration" and then "Point-of-View Mode Lock"


Check the On/Off box and then OK


Shows the following message.


When basic users try to change the period,


Shows the following message, and the period cannot be changed.


But the locations can still be changed.


3. Lock all the locations' current POV, so that all the users cannot import data.

Click the menu "Administration" and then "Lock All Locations (Current Category/Period)"


Confirm the POV and click Yes


You can find a lock icon for all the locations in the current POV as below.


When users try to import data (Including the admin users), the following error will show


4. Lock the current location's current POV, so that all the users cannot import data.

Click the menu "Tools" and then "Lock Current Point-of-View"


You can find a lock icon for the current location and the current POV as below.


And then you can't import data as below.