Hi,

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I have a form that is modal and the form is set to no buffering. In the data environment the tables are set to use the form setting. I open another modal form from this original form which is set to use the default dataenvironment but on this form the buffering is set to optimistic. Does this change the buffering mode for the default data environment to optimistic? If so, is this a bug or a feature?
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I think you're confusing DataSession with DataEnvironment. The BufferMode of a form only applies to tables opened in it's own DE.

Regards,
Viv