Empower Help

Search:

Display Legacy Contents

IndexBookmarkPrint
Home > Factory Productivity and Scheduling > Advanced Topics > Advanced Scheduling Topics > Locking Tasks > Lock Tasks

Lock Tasks


It is possible to lock a Scheduled Task so that the Task's Scheduled date will not be changed when




There are several ways to Lock or Unlock a Task.
  

1.  From a Schedule

Clicking on a Task in the Schedule (see highlighted below)

 



 
displays the following pop up.

 


Clicking on Lock will lock the Task and a small padlock will be displayed in the Schedule (see below)

 

To unlock the Tasks click on the Task - the following pop up will be displayed

 
And click on Unlock (see highlighted above)


2.  Highlighting by Job 


This option highlights a specific Job (or Jobs) in a color (or colors) of your choosing.


3.  From the Job > View > View Job page


From this page you can click on Edit next to the Task to be Locked (see highlighted below) and change the Is Locked status - note that only Tasks that are locked will have a value in the Is Locked column in this page.  

 

4.  From the Task > Edit Task page


From this page, change the Task Locked field (see highlighted below).


 
5.  To run a report on Locked Tasks between two dates, from the Main Management Menu select Reports > Tasks > Locked Tasks.  


6
From the Job > Edit Job page it is possible to Lock All Tasks In a Job.


7.  It is also possible to Lock or Unlock all Scheduled Tasks between two dates - see Lock /Unlock All Tasks.

8. Tasks that are Split Tasks wil automatically be Locked. 




 See also