Locked Observations

Learn about locked observations, reasons for locking observations, and implications of unlocking. 

If you select "Open Observation" and do not see an Edit button in the right-hand corner, the observation may be locked. 

   

Reasons for locked observations

The following actions, available on the Admin Actions tab, may result in a finalized observation becoming locked.

1. Someone has been prompted to sign the observation and has already signed. If the “Require observee to sign observation” option is toggled on and the observation has already been signed, a user cannot edit the observation. 
2. The district has toggled on the option to lock the observation after a certain amount of time. If the “Override form setting to lock after 365” option is toggled on, a user cannot edit the observation after one year.
3. The “Lock observation” option has been toggled on. 

Implications for unlocking a locked observation 

An observation can be unlocked by a district administrator; however, if the observation requires the observee to sign it, they will need to re-sign the observation again after it has been unlocked and edited. 

Note: Locked observations require district admin approval in order to unlock. 

Editing an unlocked observation

Learn about editing an unlocked observation here.