# Lock a checkbox? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support, Troubleshooting, & Help\ **Created:** [November 2, 2020, 9:29am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958 "2020-11-02T09:29:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 9:30am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/1 "2020-11-02T09:30:00Z")
Hi there, is it possible to lock a checkbox for changing the value? I have a test protocol for 2 test runs and the input from the first test run should not be able to modify during the second test run. Or is it a workaround? Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![gio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/gio/32/82_2.png) [@gio](https://community.tulip.co/u/gio)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/2 "2020-11-02T10:46:27Z")
hey @ChrisF, there are certainly several ways this can be implemented depending on the structure of your app. the two simplest solutions are: 1. make a new step for the 2nd test and overlay a transparent box over the Checkbox as to prevent the user from manipulating the Checkbox 2. increment a Number variable after the first test to 2, and store the value you’d like stored in the Checkbox prior to completing the app (or storing to a Table Record). for example: ![Screen Shot 3](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/1X/300b94c74b85b689d920338e3deff13a19f16e73.jpeg) would either of these solutions work?? this sounds like a great use case to review in Office Hours, are you available Thursday at 10AM EU time to discuss this?? let me know and I can add you to the invite!! gio ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2020, 11:03am UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/3 "2020-11-02T11:03:10Z")
Ah, that could work. I will play with this option and reply. Tanks Chris ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/4 "2020-11-12T12:56:08Z")
ok, 1st solution works only when i use the overlay manually, because the overlay is on the top of the widgets and i can not move it in the background. So i can not use the APP for 2 tester by checking the tester. The second is not clear for me, so i have to think about this in a quit moment. Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![gio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/gio/32/82_2.png) [@gio](https://community.tulip.co/u/gio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/5 "2020-11-12T13:52:48Z")
hello @ChrisF, just to confirm, are you aware of Layers in Tulip?? that is, widgets can be moved Forward and Back using the Layer options, more info: [https://support.tulip.co/en/articles/2186385-intro-to-the-tulip-app-builder](https://support.tulip.co/en/articles/2186385-intro-to-the-tulip-app-builder). example: ![Screen Shot](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/agilemfg/original/1X/f72eab5d7198f9df781f60757848ce5899a781d8.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/6 "2020-11-12T14:12:38Z")
yes, but i can do it only inside the app builder not inside a trigger (?). REgards Chris ---
**Author:** ![gio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/gio/32/82_2.png) [@gio](https://community.tulip.co/u/gio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2020, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/7 "2020-11-12T14:17:16Z")
@ChrisF, you can also drag and drop Triggers on a Button (or any other Trigger) to re-arrange the order in which they happen. are you attempting to change the order in which Triggers occur?? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 1:28pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/8 "2020-11-16T13:28:54Z")
the trigger is not the problem. My idea was to change the position of a layer by code or to lock a checkbox like checkbox1.disable=true (disable the possibility to change the value). Please take it as a request: lockable widgets (input fields, checkboxes) by code Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![kevin.kononenko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.tulip.co/kevin.kononenko/32/32_2.png) [@kevin.kononenko](https://community.tulip.co/u/kevin.kononenko)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2020, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/9 "2020-11-16T17:00:26Z")
Hey @ChrisF, I am a product manager at Tulip! I think we are going to solve this by allowing you to create triggers that fire when checkboxes are pressed. That way, you could create a boolean and only allow the checkbox to be updated if the boolean had a certain value. Does that sound like it would solve it? ---
**Author:** ![ChrisF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@ChrisF](https://community.tulip.co/u/ChrisF)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 12:37pm UTC](https://community.tulip.co/t/lock-a-checkbox/958/10 "2020-11-18T12:37:52Z")
Hi Kevin, i think that is a good way - thanks 🙂 Regards Chris