Locking the system

This option provides a way to log all users except the System Administrator out of the system when essential maintenance tasks need to be carried out.

Before implementing a lockdown of the system, you should inform all users who might be affected of when the process will be initiated. When the locking process is complete, users still trying to interact with the system will discover that they have been logged out when they attempt to click a button that sends information to the server. Well-flagged notifications about temporary lockdowns of the system should stop users from losing data being entered through the interface.

Users cannot log back into the system until you unlock it or the maximum lockout period of three hours has elapsed.

The only user who can release the lock on the system is the System Administrator who set the lock. If you have more than one user with Administration rights, they are locked out too.
  1. Click <My Profile> | Administration | System | Lock System. The system can be locked when the icon displays as a closed padlock. The Lock System page is displayed, listing the number of users currently logged on. Ideally, there should be no users logged on if the System Administrator has provided sufficient notification of the process.
  2. Click Continue to log off any logged on users.
  3. Click Continue to lock the system.