Problem while Sending data concurrently using Evsnd function.

Question

Hi All,
i am trying to send data from input schudule using evsnd function.
As per a test scenerio.
User 1: one user( cantains all bas members) , opens the input schudule  , waits for and hour  and do planning for few basmemebers and  then submit the data.
User 2:another user ( subset of all base members) ,opens input schudule  ,do planning and submits the data.
Now when  user 1 Sumits the data , it overwrites the value of user 2.
is there is any way by which we can restrict user 1 of sending those value only that he/she  changed.
Edited by: Tapeshwar Singh Bagal on Mar 11, 2009 11:02 AM

Answer 1

First, I'd strongly encourage you to use EVDRE instead of EVSND, as it gives a lot better control over many aspects of the input schedule.
As to your point, EVDRE definitely will only send back to the server the cells which have changed. It's been a few releases since I used EVSND (and its behavior may have changed some in the meantime), but if I recall correctly, it also does some of this same checking.
Another option to consider is to make the input schedule smaller (fewer accounts or entities or products or whatever your dimensions), and split it into two pieces, one for each of the business processes that the 2 users are performing.
If the 2 users are maintaining the same intersection of data, and performing the same business process (acting as a team, for example) then BPC has limited ability to support "checking out for edit" or locking the data for one user, in a way that prevents another user from changing it. The "park n go" feature does this in a way, but it's something that the user needs to do intentionally. That doesn't sound like your User 1 scenario of waiting for an hour before submitting -- probably when they opened it up, they thought it would only take 2 minutes, but then the phone rang, and then an email.... and then finally they finish it an hour or 8 later.