Single Instance Objects

This Solution describes how Big Business Server for Mac OS handles multiple users and single-instance objects, like a Deposit when another user is already using it. (3238)

Big Business won’t display certain objects in Read-Only Mode; only one instance of the object is allowed to be open on the network at one time. Big Business does this to protect data integrity and prevent event conflicts, such as printing duplicate Checks or duplicating Deposits. For instance, a User cannot perform a Check Run when another user has already started a Check Run. Once the first User has completed the Check Run, the other User may begin one.

Big Business displays the following dialog box when only one instance of the object can be open at a time. The following is a list of the objects that can be open in only one instance at a time:
• Prefs (except MyDesk)
• Balance Adjustments
• Reconciliation
• Deposits
• Finance Charges

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