From 0c05ba7a3ab9f518028155ef513e5b9fcbaff07b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Cardinal Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 19:46:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] --- docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/adm-import.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/adm-import.md b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/adm-import.md index d0df3782..6b5356d7 100644 --- a/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/adm-import.md +++ b/docs/8.0/ayanova/docs/adm-import.md @@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ For example if the requirement is to only update email addresses in Customers an All included fields are overwritten, so an empty or null field value in the import file will overwrite (remove) any data in the matching field in the existing record. +### Make a backup first + +We strongly recommend making a [backup](ops-form-backup.md) before bulk updating records in AyaNova. + +### Conflict + +If a record is updated that is actively being edited by another User, the other user will not be able to save their edits because you have changed the record before they have had a chance to save it triggering a concurrency conflict. + +For this reason we recommend co-ordinating with any other Users that may be affected before triggering a bulk update. + ### Undoing an update The only way to undo an update is to [restore the database](ops-restore.md) from a backup.