A bit OT: handling multiple users in DB

Klaus Major klaus at major-k.de
Mon Sep 22 10:52:29 EDT 2008


Hi Luis,

> Hiya,
>
> It depends on what your concern is: Do you want to allow them both  
> write access?

Yep.

> If they both have the ability to write, then the last to write will  
> be the one visible - This is the standard behaviour.
> If you want to ensure only one is able to update a field then you  
> lock down their access.
> If you plan on the need for a rollback, for whatever reason, then  
> you might as well implement a tracking option to list all the  
> changes (I do this for accountability, not for data restore).

Sure, I know this, I was just hoping for an easier solution :-)
But there obviously isn't one :-/

> Cheers,
>
> Luis.

Best

Klaus Major
klaus at major-k.de
http://www.major-k.de





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