What Locking Does
Locking a routine (or intermission) tells the optimizer: this stays exactly where it is. Everything else can be rearranged around it, but this item is fixed.
This is useful when:
- You have a specific opening or closing number
- A guest performer can only appear at a certain time
- You've manually found a great placement for something and want to protect it
- You have a sponsor moment or awards segment that must happen at a fixed time
How to Lock
Click the gear icon on any routine card to open the routine's settings. In the Restrict To… row, choose Position. A solid lock icon appears on the card to indicate the routine is pinned. To unlock, open settings again and pick No Restriction.
Intermissions can be locked the same way — open their settings and choose Position.
Locking vs. Restricting to Act
Locking pins a routine to its exact position in the show (e.g., "routine #12").
Restricting to an act is less strict — it just ensures the routine stays within the same act (before or after certain intermissions), without pinning it to a specific slot. See Act Restrictions for details.
Groups and Locking
Groups have their own locking feature that behaves slightly differently — it locks the group's block of positions rather than individual slots. See Groups for more.