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Sharing a Survey Database on a Network

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NoteIf you share a survey database that references a user-defined coordinate system, you must make the user-defined coordinate system available to all users of the survey database.

Multi-user access to a survey database on a network has changed due to the new Microsoft® SQL Server® Compact 3.5 format.

Note

If a survey database is located on a shared folder on the network and is opened for editing, it is opened exclusively and all others are prevented from opening it, even in read-only mode. If the survey database is only opened as read-only, others can also open it as read-only.

To open a survey database for edit

  • On the Survey tab in Toolspace, right-click a database Open For Edit.

    This command gives exclusive write access to the database. All other users are prevented from accessing the database, either for edit or read-only mode.

To open a survey database for read-only

  • On the Survey tab in Toolspace, right-click a database Open For Read-only.

    Multiple users can access the database in read-only mode and browse to and consume the data.

A database that is open for read-only mode displays a icon.

Tip

Double-click a closed database to open it in read-only mode. Double-click an open database to display the Survey Database Settings dialog box.


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