Creating editable sections in modules

To allow several users to edit different sections of a module at the same time, divide the module into editable sections. Instead of opening the module in exclusive edit mode, which locks the whole module, a user can open the module in shareable edit mode and lock the section that they want to work on. Other users can open the module in shareable edit mode and lock other sections of the module.

About this task

There are two ways of setting up editable sections:

Procedure

  1. Open the module in exclusive edit mode.
  2. Click Tools > Setup for Sharing.
  3. Select the section level that you want to make editable sections for, and then click OK.
    Note: If you later add a section at the specified level, you must manually create an editable section for it. For example, if you made editable sections at level 1 and you add a level 1 section, you must make a custom editable section for the new level 1 section.

    To create custom editable sections, open the module in exclusive edit mode, and select the object where you want a new editable section to start. Open the object properties sheet (right-click Properties) and select the Access tab. Clear Inherit from parent and click OK.

    Note: Do not set up editable sections unless you need them. Performance gets poorer as the number of editable sections increases because each editable section is stored in a separate file in the database.
Related concepts:
Editing formal modules
Related tasks:
Selecting an edit mode
Locking and unlocking editable sections
Editing objects and attributes using the object properties sheet
Using forms to edit objects and attributes
Creating tables in modules
Inserting modules as tables
Inserting symbols
Undoing edits
Checking spelling

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