Sometimes, you need to temporarily lock up the work of users in the application, for example, for scheduled jobs or updates installation. To do it, select the "Application Locking" item in the "Administration" section.
The schematic showing how to access the "Application Locking"
The "Application Locking" window
In the locking window set the starting and ending date.
In the Message for users field, specify a text displayed to users, while attempting to enter the database during locking period.
In the Code for unlocking field, specify a code to access the database, during unlocking period.
To start the locking period, click the Lock button in the bottom of the window.
The "Application Locking" completed window
so that the users would have no access to it. For example, you might need to lock up the application during non-working hours to install important updates or to perform some maintenance works.
To set up the lockup time interval and temporarily lock up the application, select Administration > Service Tools > Application Locking.
The Application Lock form
Before you lock the application up, you can view the list of users who are currently active in the application.
Use the Message for users text box to enter the message that will be displayed to users when they are attempting to log into the application during the lockup period.
In the From field, specify the date and time when the lockup period starts.
In the To field, specify the date and time when the lockup period ends.
In the Unlock Code field, type an alphanumeric string to be used as a code that you can use to unlock the application before the specified end of the lockup period.
The toolbar buttons
Click the Set lock button to apply the lock. The application prompts you to confirm the lockup operation (see the screenshot below).
The application will be locked up starting the specified time ( the From field).
If you continue working with the application on the start of the lockup period, you will be prompted to confirm termination of your session; however, you can choose to not terminate.
To perform any maintenance work during the lockup period, you can open the application by using the code specified in the Unlock Code field.