2027 staff tutorial
The 2026 guide, adapted for 2027 AL selection, calendar editing, holiday duty and requests.
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5 Lock, save, unlock
For the 2027 AL calendar and holiday-duty sheet, the current workflow is Lock sheet → edit → Save → Unlock sheet.
Select your correct name first. Then lock the sheet to start editing, save successfully, and unlock it to free it. The banner records the selected person and lock time.
The lock belongs to the browser session
- Only one browser session can hold each sheet's editing lock at a time. The AL calendar and holiday-duty sheet have separate locks.
- Tabs in the same browser may share the same signed-in session. A different browser, device or private window has a separate session and does not automatically gain editing permission.
- Keep editing and saving in the session that took the lock. An old page cannot safely save after its session expires or another editor takes over; reload and obtain the current lock before continuing.
- Saving keeps your lock. Press Unlock sheet after saving; do not rely on leaving the page or closing a tab to free it immediately.
- The browser may warn when leaving a locked page or a page with unsaved changes. Cancel, save and unlock if you have not finished. Browser Reload / Close controls may show a generic browser warning.
When another person is editing
On the AL calendar, wait for the displayed editor to save and unlock the sheet. Ask them or the administrator if the sheet appears to have been left in use.
On Holiday & special Sat duty, an eligible signed-in user may select their name and confirm Take over lock from another staff member. That person's browser then loses permission to save. Staff cannot take over a lock held by admin - George; only Admin can take over an administrator's lock. Ask the current editor before taking over so their unsaved work is not lost.
Do not copy the old 2026 treatment-roster lock instructions onto these 2027 pages. These pages use a browser/session editing lock. Follow the name, lock, save and unlock controls displayed on the current page.