Acquire lock

This step acquires a lock on a specified string value. You can use locks to prevent concurrent modification of resources.

When the process reaches this step, the process attempts to obtain a lock with the specified name. If no other process is using a lock with that name, the current process creates a lock with that name and continues. If another process is using a lock with the specified name, the current process waits until the lock is available.

To release the lock, use the Release lock step. Also, locks are released automatically when the process finishes.

Note: You can see the active locks by clicking Settings > Locks.
Table 1. Acquire lock properties
Field Description
Lock Name A string value that represents the lock.

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