>Mike,
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>What I usually do is timestamp the record. If the timestamp doesn't match when I update the record, then I return an error message saying the record has already been updated
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>Yeah that would work, but there's still a "human" intervention that would not be necessary with decent change tracking. The whole system seems designed for 2 tiers until MS delivers the promised changes.

I guess I'm not understanding what you are saying. My mind only works within 2 hours of a cup of coffee.