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App Update·Updated on March 30, 2018

# **Re-opening a Locked Form**

![Ula](https://ovatu.com/_ipx/s_32x32/_ipx/_/images/avatars/ula.png)Published by Ula

**App(s) Updated:**

Web App, iOS & Android 

**What does it do:**  

This feature allows you to re-open a previously locked consultation form and edit it's contents.

**What you need to know:**

- If a customer has completed a form with the 'Secure - locked after submission' setting, this form appears in the customer file with a **Locked** tag. 
- Locked forms can be re-opened from the customer file, by clicking on the orange **Re-open** icon

  

**Why is this good:**

New EU Privacy Legislation (GDPR) is coming into effect in May 2018. This feature will enable you to comply with a customers request to keep the personal information you store on them, up to date.  

**What does it look like:**

  

**Find out more:**  

[How do I re-open a locked Form?](http://ovatu.com/help/guides/forms/how-do-i-re-open-a-locked-form)

[**Back to updates**](https://ovatu.com/updates)

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