This article explains how to manage locked group notes, including how to unlock and edit both regular group notes and those created from calendar appointments.

Permissions Required

  • File Audit

Managing Locked Group Notes

Regular Group Notes

  1. Open Group Notes.
  2. Click the History tab.
  3. Select the Group Note category from the first dropdown.
  4. Select a User to further filter the results.
  5. Select the Group Note from the Results.

NOTE: Unlocking a Group Note requires the File Audit Permission. For more information on this permission, Click HERE.

Once unlocked:

  • Change the text.
  • Add or Delete a participant unless the Group Note was created from an appointment (See below).
  • Save and Lock to allow users to sign again.

Calendar Appointment Group Notes

To change the text in a Group Note created from a calendar appointment, follow the steps for Regular Group Notes above.

To add or delete a participant:

  1. Open the Group Note from the History Tab (See Regular Group Notes above).
  2. Please copy the whole note to a safe location, such as the BestNotes Notepad, before Un-Checking-In any appointment.
  3. Return to the appointment.
  4. Un-Check-out the appointment (NOTE: This will remove the appointment ledgers).
  5. Un-Check-In the appointment (NOTE: this will remove all content from every participant - See above).
  6. Add/Remove the participant.
  7. Check-In and Begin Appointment to re-open the Group Note.
  8. Paste the content back into the correct participant's section.
  9. Save or Save and Lock the Group Note.
  10. Check-Out the appointment to apply the appointment Ledgers.

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