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How to unlock symbol?

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bdc66a938f164d 20 days ago

I have a symbol that somehow got locked and cannot be moved. I do right click, property edit, look for "Locked" and cannot change its value as shown below:

If I select the option without value and hit "apply" then Allegro says "Property `LOCKED` requires a value`. If I try to delete that property by checking the box and hitting apply, Allegro says:

```
(SPMHA1-147): No such child. Contact Cadence Customer Support with the design file and the steps resulting in the error.
(SPMHGE-248): No instances of property LOCKED found on the selected element(s).
```

How can I unlock the symbol?

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    +1 bdc66a938f164d 20 days ago

    For anyone having the same issue: The problem is that the components had been grouped into a module. To be able to edit the module, change the "Find" setting to "Groups". 

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    For anyone having the same issue: The problem is that the components had been grouped into a module. To be able to edit the module, change the "Find" setting to "Groups". 

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