Experiencing record locking.  Thought it might be along the same lines as the Sales Order locking.  
 
When we try to something like close a work order, we get a WOORD lock if someone else has another screen in workorders open, even if it is totally unrelated to the part/workorder we are closing.  This instance was entering finished production and closing a work order.  Was not for the same workorder or part number, but the record locked.  
 
Also happened when in WO-A and WO-I, again on two totally different parts.

Not if the message explicitly states that "The record in file WORKORD is locked..."  That message means exactly that - the WORKORD file has a record lock, not the system emaster file.  If the BKSYMSTR or BKYSMSTR file had the record lock, that is what the message would say.
 
The problem is, why is the record getting locked if the two users are not in the same work order.  
 
Karen - exactly what point in the WO-A and WO-I programs are the users in when you are getting these messages?

Lynn,
Another record lock in work orders.  Someone was in WO-A on a specific work order.  
 
I tried to close a different work order through WO-J but the record came up as locked.  The person in WO-A had to back out in order for WO-J to work.

We recently found and fixed a problem with WO-J canceling a work order that would cause a lock on WORKORD even if the other user was in a different work order.  Were you closing or Canceling?  Latest IS Tech Update?  
 
Lorne - WO-J opens both the System Master files BKSYMSTR and BKYSMSTR with no record locks at all because it is not updating anything like "Next WO Number" so these locks are in fact on the files being reported.
 
We have recently identified and fixed record lock issues with WO-I and the WOBOM and WOROUT files; WO-J and WORKORD; and SO-A,B,C,F conflicts on BKARINV and SO-E on BKSYMSTR.  So we are diligently looking for the problems and fixing as many as we can.