Guide
Sometimes users make unintended changes to important entities. You can Lock an Entity or Document and prevent unexpected changes. It works on Entity View and all other Views, but this entity can still be modified via Automation rules or API calls. Lock works on UI only, and the main goal of this feature is to add some friction to changes.
Click … in the top right corner on entity or document view and select Lock editing action. Click Locked banner at the top if you want to make some changes, and then click Re-lock the banner to lock the entity again.
Who can lock an entity or document?
Any user with Edit access can lock an entity or document.
What can be done with a locked entity, document, or view?
Entity or Document:
It is possible to add a new comment to the entity (main entity comments).
It is possible to do all actions in the … top entity menu (like delete, convert, etc)
View:
FAQ
So if a user can edit entities on locked Views, why lock them?
View Lock helps to prevent changes in View configuration, like database, filters, fields, etc. Data can still be modified.