When you lock bidding you deny bidders access to all aspects of the N-PBS Bidder. This is useful when you wish to perform maintenance or update pairing information. You can post a message to bidders informing them why and how long they will be locked out of the N-PBS Bidder.
To lock bidding:
Switch to the Bid Manager tab.
Switch to the Availability tab, if not already selected.
Switch to the Bidding Status sub-tab, if not already selected.
Click the Lock button. The N-PBS Scheduler asks you to confirm that you want to lock all of the categories.
Click the OK button.
The N-PBS Bidder is locked and all bidders are denied access to the system. If a bidder attempts to log in to the N-PBS Bidder, the message that you typed into the text box below the button is displayed.
Post a Message to the Locked Out Bidders
To post a message to locked out bidders:
Switch to the Bid Manager tab.
Switch to the Availability tab, if not already selected.
Switch to the Bidding Status sub-tab, if not already selected.
Click inside the text field and enter text.
Click the Save button.
The text entered is only available to bidders when the system is locked .
Reset removes text recently entered, any saved text will not be removed. Clear removes all saved and recently entered text.