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Allowing data uploads from spreadsheets and the like was a requirement for us since our Lawson package allows data to be imported for invoice and general ledger transaction creation. We created a specific group profile for this function and granted the profile data change access to the specific files used for these functions. We wound up creating a group profile that has read access to our files so our "power users" could run queries via MS Access and download data to various spreadsheets. Stored procedures would probably have been a better way to handle that, but we run multiple production environments on a single system and I haven't yet figured out how to make a stored procedure respect a library list. The definition of the procedure requires a library qualifier on the external call to an HLL program. We didn't have the time to write those things anyway, so the point is moot. Donald R. Fisher, III Project Manager Roomstore Furniture Company (804) 784-7600 extension 2124 DFisher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <clip> 1. Don't allow external updates to your files, except for specific batch input files designed for the task. (In the ante-diluvean days these had names like "batch input" or "suspense" files -- or EDI files). 2. Understand that having users directly access data means that changes to your database wreak havoc throughout your organization. Not only that, but they need to understand the intricacies of how your data is stored. Allowing access through shadow files, stored procedures and message-based servers allows you to make database changes without affecting your users, including the ability to have combinations of online, offline and nearline storage without their knowledge. But there is a cost: you have to keep the interfaces up to date, and some people don't have the time to do that. <clip>
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