Locking and Unlocking All (POV) Locations

The lock all locations feature prevents data from being loaded to a selected POV by locking all locations related to the current period and category for an entire target application. When a location has been locked, you cannot import, validate, export, or re-run the validation.

When a location is locked, a lock symbol ( ) is displayed in the POV bar.

The Lock All Locations feature is referenced in the:

• Data Load Workbench

• Data Load Rule

• Batch Execution

An "Unlock All Location" option is also available so that you can unlock all locked location. You can provide an option on the Select Point of View screen that enables users to unlock a POV by location.

To lock all locations for a POV:

1. On the Setup tab, under Configure, select Application Settings.

2. In Application Settings, from the Target Application drop-down, select the target application to which the application profile applies.

3. Click Lock All Locations.

4. In Period, select the period to lock.

5. In Category, select the category to lock.

6. Click Allow Unlock by Location to provide the Unlock POV option on the Select Point of View screen.

   If Allow Unlock by Location is disabled, then the Unlock POV and Lock POV fields are not displayed on the Select Point of View screen.

7. Click OK.

   All locations for the selected target application are locked.

To unlock a POV for all locations:

1. On the Setup tab, under Configure, select Application Settings.

2. In Application Settings, from the Target Application drop-down, select the target application to which the application profile applies.

3. Click Unlock All Locations.

4. In Period, select the period to unlock.

5. In Category, select the category to unlock.

6. Click OK.

   All locations for the selected target application are unlocked.