Hi Pascal ---
It's just the default setting, I think. You can manually indicate to update them. Also, it's probably in deference to the fact that a lot of database schemes, with server databases, are designed with auto-numbers and sequences that gen this value automatically.
>If you build an updateable local view and you select 'update all',
>the key fields aren't selected.
>
>What could be the reason ?
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