Multiple users vs edit capabilities

[Guest]

Can a user see everyone's (all)records in a db, but only be allowed to edit
their own? This db will show various
maintenance records and I want the person responsible to able to update
their record on a daily basis. Other users can check the status of the
record but not alter it unless they are the owner.


Thanks
dlemarr

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

You could certainly use Access to develop an application that would
implement such a feature. But Access will not do it 'out of the box'.

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[Guest]

Please forgive...... But can you explain the application that would do this?

 

[Brendan Reynolds]

Sorry, no. I'm happy to try to answer specific questions, but that would be
much too long and detailed an explanation for me. I can give you some
pointers, though. You need to read up on Jet security (assuming you're using
a Jet (MDB) database) and RWOP (Run With Owner Permission) queries. The
following URL is a good starting point ...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/access/content/secfaq.asp

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