WinPATS has the ability to run as a network resource with a database stored on a network drive. A copy of WinPATS must be installed on each PC that is to access the database. Are installed copies must be the same WinPATS version. WinPATS cannot be installed on a network drive and opened by multiple PC's.

A WinPATS database can be opened multiple times by different users. The only restriction is that no entry must be modified by multiple users at the same time. To prevent this happening a user lock will be applied. The users lock page keeps track of this. Every time a record is opened a lock item will be placed in the users lock page.

NEVER use the Merge / Import feature while multiple users are logged into the database at the same time.

The users lock page does not require any maintenance because all locks are managed by WinPATS. If WinPATS software does not shutdown properly a users lock may remain after the user has closed the database. In this case the user lock should be deleted.

To remove a user lock:

• Click the individual user lock to highlight the item
• Click the delete icon

If a user does not logout correctly a warning message will appear next time a user logs in. Only 1 user can open the database with a particular user name.