Chapter 96 Locking


Locking is a hugely important feature. As you might know from cloud file sharing, the option to save changes to multiple copies of the same document can lead to data loss, later forcing you to choose the right one to keep and losing data from any other copies.

Big Business locks records whenever there might be a conflict like this:
• someone else is changing a record? it is locked so you cannot make changes
• another transaction applies to the record? you cannot change a paid invoice
• another transaction relates to the record? you cannot pay a changing invoice.

It is also hugely useful to see when and how records are locked. For this reason, Big Business lets you click on the Lock Icon on a record to see who might be using it or what other transactions or settings might affect it.








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