Locking and Refreshing Strategies

Access has several tools for controlling locking methods in datasheets, forms, and reports. To configure the global multiuser settings, choose Tools, Options, and then click the Advanced tab. The dialog box shown in Figure 2.5 appears.

Figure 2.5. The Advanced tab of the Options dialog box.

You can configure the following multiuser settings from this dialog box:

  • Default Record Locking

  • Record-Level Locking

  • Default Open Mode

  • Number of Update Retries

  • ODBC Refresh Interval

  • Refresh Interval

  • Update Retry Interval

Default Record Locking

The Default Record Locking option lets you specify the default record locking as No Locks ...

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