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You can prevent conflicts during application development by locking pages in your application. By locking a page, you prevent other developers from editing it.
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Determining If a Page Is Locked
A lock icon indicates whether a page is currently locked. If a page is unlocked, the icon appears as an open padlock. If the page is locked, the icon appears as a locked padlock. A lock icon appears on the following pages:
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Application home page. Select Details from the Display list. A list of pages appears. The lock icon appears under the Lock column.
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Page Definition. The lock icon appears on the far right side of the page across from the breadcrumb menu.
Locking a Page
You can lock pages from the Page Locks page, the Pages list, and from a Page Definition.
Locking a Page from the Page Locks Page
To lock a page of your application:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select an application.
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On the Tasks List on the right side of the page, click Manage Page Locks.
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Select the appropriate pages and click Lock Checked.
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Enter a comment in the Comment field.
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Click Lock Page(s).
Locking a Page from the Pages List
To lock a page from the Pages list:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select an application.
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From the View list, select Details and click Go.
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In the Pages list, locate the page you want to lock and click the Lock icon.
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Enter a comment in the Comment field.
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Click Lock Page(s).
Locking a Page from the Page Definition
To lock a page from the Page Definition:
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Navigate to the appropriate Page Definition:
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Navigate to the Database Home Page.
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Click the Application Builder icon.
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Select an application.
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Select a page.
The Page Definition appears.
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Click the Lock icon in the upper right corner above Shared Components.
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Select the appropriate pages and click Lock Checked.
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Enter a comment in the Comment field.
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Click Lock Page(s).
Unlocking Pages
Only the developer who locked a page can unlock it. However, a developer with administrative privileges can unlock pages locked by other developers.
Unlocking Pages from the Page Locks Page
To unlock a page from the Page Locks page:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select the application.
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On the Tasks List on the right side of the page, click Manage Page Locks.
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Select the appropriate pages.
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Click UnLock Checked.
Unlocking Pages from the from the Pages List
To unlock a page from the Pages list:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select an application.
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From the View list, select Details and click Go.
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In the Pages list, locate the page you want to unlock and click the Lock icon.
The Edit Lock Comment page appears.
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Click UnLock.
Unlocking Pages from the Page Definition
To unlock pages from the Page Definition:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select the application.
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Select the Page you want to unlock in the Pages list.
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Click the Lock icon in the upper right corner above Shared Components.
The Page Locks page appears.
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Select the Page you want to unlock and click Unlock Checked.
Accessing Alternative Locked Pages Views
You can access a number of different views of Locked Pages on the Locked Pages page.
To access different views of locked pages:
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On the Database Home Page, click the Application Builder icon.
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Select the application.
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On the Tasks List on the right side of the page, click Manage Page Locks.
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On the Tasks list, click one of the following:
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Show Locked Pages displays only locked pages within the current application.
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Show All Pages displays all pages within the current application.
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Show Unlocked Pages display only unlocked pages within the current application.
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Administer Locks enables an administrators to unlock any pages locked by a developer.
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