Locked Fields in the Schedules

Some fields in the Bankruptcy Schedules Builder and means test forms are locked. They show a calculated total or a value pulled from another schedule, and you can’t type over them. That keeps the petition consistent — so a bottom-line total can’t disagree with the line items above it, and a means-test box can’t disagree with the income that feeds it.

If a locked field looks wrong, change the source fields that feed it. The locked value updates from those inputs.

What locked fields are

A locked field is intentionally non-editable. Glade uses locks for:

Calculations — totals, nets, and comparisons that must always match the numbers above them (for example, current monthly income totals, or “other income” that sums earlier lines).
Cross-schedule values — answers that should stay in sync with another form (for example, a value that is pulled from an earlier schedule).

Locked fields often appear highlighted (for example in blue) so you can tell them apart from fields you can edit. You may also see them refuse keyboard input when you click them.

How to fix a wrong locked value

Find the locked field that looks wrong (total, presumption box, household answer, and so on).
Trace which upstream lines or earlier schedules feed that value.
Edit those source fields — not the locked total.
Confirm the locked field recalculated to match.

Manually overriding a calculated field used to be possible on some forms and caused critical mismatches (for example, a means-test presumption that no longer matched the median comparison). Locks prevent that class of error.

Examples on Form 122A-1 (Chapter 7 means test)

On Form 122A-1, Glade locks several calculation and result fields so they always follow the form math:

Line 14 and the presumption box on page 1 — driven by comparing line 12b with the median on line 13. If the presumption looks wrong, correct the underlying amounts; don’t try to flip the box by hand.
Line 5 and line 6 net income (gross minus expenses).
Line 11 and Total CMI — locked totals; Column B (spouse) only rolls into those totals when marital / filing status makes spouse income apply.

Household information that is pulled from prior schedules can also be locked on the means test. Change it on the source schedule so every form stays aligned.

Watch: How locked fields work in the 122A-1

Examples on Schedule I

On Schedule I, locked fields protect income totals so the bottom of the form matches the line items:

Totals such as question 9 and question 10 (and related monthly total income) are locked — edit the upstream income lines if the total is off.
Line 12 is a locked calculation, and total income only adds Debtor 2 when that applies to the case.

If the top numbers and the locked total don’t match, find which source line is wrong or missing rather than typing a new total.

Watch: How locked fields work in Schedule I

Key details

Locks are by design. They keep calculated results and synced answers from drifting away from their sources.
Fix the source, not the lock. There is no firm-facing “unlock and type a different total” path for these calculation fields.
Spouse / Debtor 2 columns follow filing status. Column B appears when the debtor is married and filing jointly, or married, not filing jointly, and living in the same household — not merely because a codebtor exists. Locked totals only add Column B when it applies.
Template rollouts. New locked-field behavior applies to new cases; cases already in progress pick up the updated template behavior when they are updated.

FAQ

Q: Why can’t I edit this number?
A: It’s a locked calculation or a value synced from another schedule. Edit the fields that feed it; the locked value will refresh.

Q: The presumption box / total looks wrong. Can Support unlock it?
A: Support won’t unlock a calculated field so it can disagree with the math. Correct the income, expenses, or median comparison lines that drive the result, then re-check the form.

Q: Do locked fields replace reviewing the petition?
A: No. Locks prevent a common class of override errors. You still review line items, imports, and attorney judgment fields that remain editable.