Lock or unlock an event

Lock an event to help prevent accidental changes while you review it. Unlock it when you intend to edit. This safeguard is separate from signing a contract or recording a payment.

When an event is locked, the padlock and disabled edit controls make that state visible on the Event Page.

Change the lock

Before unlocking, review Details > Files > Contracts. Unlocking can delete an unsigned generated contract so that you can change the event before generating a new document. Do not unlock while you expect a client to finish signing that document. See Share and track an event contract.

1. Open the event from Events.

2. Find the padlock at the right of the summary above the tabs. A closed padlock means the event is locked; an open padlock means it is unlocked.

3. Select the padlock to change it. If Event Unlocked appears, select Close to return to the event.

The padlock changes to show the new state. Proposal and Booked events are locked by default; Inquiry events start unlocked. You can deliberately change that state as you work.

Unlocking does not grant permission to edit an event you cannot otherwise edit. A locked Order or Build tab can also have a separate plan requirement, explained on Order and Build.