6.04.01 Bid Locks in Shared Databases

Quick Bid permits one user to edit any single Bid at a given time.  When a Bid is opened (any of the Tabs are accessed or the Cover Sheet is open), the program locks that Bid to the first user who accesses it.  A Lock symbol displays on the Bid Navigator (and on the Bids Tab) to indicate that the Bid is locked (opened by another user).

View the User that is Locking the Bid

• Highlight the Locked Bid in the Bid Navigator or the Bid list
• Right-click on the Bid - the View Lock option displays

• Click the View Lock option to get User name, Date, and Time that the Bid lock was created

The Bid is in Read Only mode for all users other than the estimator listed.

Unlocking a Bid

There are two ways to unlock a Bid:

• The user who is currently editing the Bid closes the program or opens a different Bid
• The user is forced out of the Bid through the unlock process, see steps below

Forcing Removal of a Bid Lock

• Removing a Bid Lock should only be done after you notify the user who has locked the Bid because any changes they try to make after you remove their lock will be lost.

From the Bid Navigator,

• Right-click on the database which houses the Bid in question - the Bid Context Menu displays

• Select Bid Locks - the Locked Bid List dialog opens

• Highlight (select) the Bid to unlock, and click Delete (this only deletes the Bid Lock, not the Bid or Estimator)

The user is notified that his or her lock was removed and the Bid will be in read-only mode to them.

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