Locking a Stage
Locking a stage lets you pin it in place — when sync mode shifts other stages, a locked stage doesn’t move.
When to lock a stage
- A stage is confirmed complete and its dates can’t change
- A stage involves an external vendor or a fixed event, and the timing is non-negotiable
- You only want sync mode to affect certain stages, not all of them
How to lock a stage
- Find the stage in the timeline
- Click the lock icon on the left side of the stage row
- The icon updates to show the locked state, and a lock indicator appears on the row
Once locked, the stage’s boundaries can’t be dragged, and sync-mode cascades won’t push it. Locking only affects whether the stage can be moved — it doesn’t change how it looks on the timeline.
Behavior after locking
- Adjusting other stages in sync mode — the locked stage stays in place; the sync effect stops when it reaches the locked stage
- The locked stage itself — you can still drag it directly; the lock only protects it from being pushed by other stages
- Stages before and after it — sync effects skip over the locked stage and continue affecting other unlocked stages
How to unlock
- Click the lock icon on the locked stage row
- The icon returns to the unlocked state; the stage can now be moved and affected by sync mode again
If you want adjusting a stage to trigger a sync cascade, you need to unlock it first.
Locking multiple stages
You can lock as many stages as you need — each one is independent. Locked stages are visually marked so you can tell at a glance which ones are pinned.