>I have a toolbar button that users can click to append a new record and copy all values from the current record to the new one. This works fine with local tables.
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>However, with SQL Server tables (remote updateable views) with a TIMESTAMP column it does not work. The TIMESTAMP value is being copied and, since it is the same as the previous record, I get error messages when I try to save the new record.
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>Is there a way I can assign the TIMESTAMP value manually?

You shouldn't care about Timestamp field. Server will fill it itself for new record.