Re: Forms4.5 question -- 2 users accessing the same row in table

Janice Powell wrote:
>
> We have an electronic forms routing application that allows one user to
> process a document and then send it on for approval. This application allows
> those in the approval process to view the document; thus, multiple users can
> view it simultaneously.
> In testing, we have found that if one user is updating the document, the
> others who try to show it get a Forms4.5 "error" saying something like the
> data cannot be obtained, keep trying? You can click yes or no and then it
> appears to continue trying to query the data.

  It is because the data is locked and you cannot get it. You can prevent this by using less restricted locks.

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