Unlock Line Record For Free

Record locking is the technique of preventing simultaneous access to data in a database, to prevent inconsistent results. The classic example is demonstrated by two bank clerks attempting to update the same bank account for two different transactions.

If you have the privileges you can edit a locked record in two ways: 1. Hit edit, make the changes and save 2. Hit Unlock record, make the changes and save Now, if you hit the "Unlock record" button there's no way of locking the record again leaving the opportunity open for everyone to edit.

Salesforce locks records when they are being modified, to prevent two people from updating the same record simultaneously, which would result in a conflict. So when someone ?asks? Salesforce to update a record, Salesforce first locks the record so no one else can update it until the lock is released.

Upon enabling automatic locking: You can set up to five rules per module. ... You can select whether to lock records for all profiles or all profiles with a few exceptions. You can select the actions that will be restricted for the records. ... Allow fields that can be modified even when the record is locked.

Record locking blocks access to a specified segment of the file. In SunOS, all files are a sequence of bytes of data: a record is a concept of the programs that use the file.

File locking and record locking are really the same thing, except that file locking blocks access to the whole file, while record locking blocks access to only a specified segment of the file.

This type of database locking prevents a user from updating a record that changed since the user has inquired about it. If the record has changed, the user must select the record again and then make the change.

Step 1: Enable record locking and unlocking in Apex Go to setup. Search for Process Automation setting. Check the checkbox for Enable record locking and unlocking in Apex. Click Save.