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title: Locking Transactions
description: "Enabling Restrict Changes to lock transactions on or before a specified lock date—letting admins prevent users from creating new entries or editing existing ones within the locked period. **Before you begin** - Who can do this: **System Admin User** **What…"
url: "https://resources.oojeema.com/docs/locking-transactions/"
updated: "2025-11-20"
category: Getting Started
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# Locking Transactions

Enabling Restrict Changes to lock transactions on or before a specified lock date—letting admins prevent users from creating new entries or editing existing ones within the locked period.     **Before you begin**

- Who can do this: **System Admin User**

     **What will happen once enabled (for reference as you proceed)**

- You **cannot add** new transactions **dated on or before** the lock date date.
- You **cannot edit** existing transactions **dated on or before** the lock date.
- Applies to **all transaction modules**: sales, billing, purchases, expenses, payments, and journal vouchers (JVs).
- **Viewing, exporting, and reporting remain available**. Only adding/editing within the locked period is blocked.

## **Steps to set a lock date**

 1. In the upper-right corner, click **Settings**, then select **Company**.

     [![Locking Transaction - Select Company](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Locking-Transaction-Select-Company-14.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Locking-Transaction-Select-Company-14.png)

 2. Scroll to the bottom to find **Restrict Changes**, then tick the checkbox to enable it.

     [![Locking Transaction - Restric Changes](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Locking-Transaction-Restric-Changes-1024x394.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Locking-Transaction-Restric-Changes-scaled.png)

 3**. Select the time frame / lock date** you want to restrict.

1. - All transactions **on or before** this date will be locked.

     [![](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture13-1.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture13-1.png)

4. Click **Save**.

     [![Locking Transaction - Click Save](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture11-2.png)](https://resources.oojeema.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Picture11-2.png)

**Result:** Oojeema will block saving any transaction **dated on or before** your selected lock date across all transaction modules. Viewing/printing/exporting/reporting still work.