Lock Link Record For Free

In the Access Options dialog box, click Advanced, and then select the option you want under Default record locking. Data in a form, report, or query from an Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) database is treated as if the No Locks setting were chosen, regardless of the RecordLocks property setting.

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.

Salesforce locks records when they are being modified, to prevent two people from updating the same record simultaneously, which would result in a conflict.

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.

Lock/Unlock Record Using Apex In Salesforce Step 1: Enable record locking and unlocking in Apex. Go to setup. Search for Process Automation setting. ... Step 2: Now you can use apex lock() and unlock() in your custom codes. Example:

Simple, you just need to setup an Approval Process for an object and set the criteria for the record to enter the approval process (In our example, the criteria is Opportunity stage is 'Negotiation'). Once you set the initial criteria, the Initial Submission Action will include Record Lock. That's it.

To lock or unlock a record: In the footprint tab, select a footprint record. From the actions menu, select Lock. Note Users who don't have the Modify All access to the required objects can't see the Lock action in the actions menu.