Mono Mode
This function, whose access is reserved for administrators, is used to switch the current folder to single-user mode.
In this mode, only one user (having the administrator profile) can be connected at one given moment: all the other connections will be forbidden, until the single-user mode is unlocked by a switch to multi-user mode operation.
Warning: if the user that has triggered this switch to single-user mode just disconnects, the mode will not switch back to multi-user: the folder stays in single-user (administrator) mode.
It should be noted that certain maintenance operations (notably folder validation, but also maintenance operations linked to each module, according to the value of the UTILCK setup) automatically switch the folder to single-user mode at the time of their execution.
Prerequisites
Refer to documentation Implementation
Function launch
On starting the function, if the switch to single-user mode is possible, the following message is displayed:
You are in single-user mode
If the switch to single-user mode is not possible, a message detailing the reason for the error is displayed (these messages are displayed below).
Entry screen
Fields
The following fields are present on this tab :
Block number 1
| This code identifies a counter which is referenced when generating an automatic number for a document. A counter is an alphanumeric field of between 1 and 20 characters. It comprises a series of components which are concatenated from left to right to form the counter value. |
Block number 2
| Wen a sequence number counter is defined by company, there is a sequence number counter per company code. The company code is therefore part of the key that determines the record of the table where the current chrono number is stored. |
| Wen a sequence number counter is defined by site, there is a sequence number counter per site code. The site code is therefore part of the key that determines the record of the table where the current chrono number is stored. |
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| This is the Month, represented in a maximum of 2 digits. |
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Accounting financial year number. |
| This is a Component of the sequence number. |
Block number 3
| This field initially displays the next value that the system will assign to the related transaction or document. It may be changed to a new value of the Sequence Number as is appropriate to the situation. |
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Error messages
In addition to the generic error messages, the following messages can appear during the entry :
Change In Progress on another workstation
Someone is simultaneously locking the MONO symbol on another workstation (normally, to switch to single-user mode). The operation is therefore impossible.
Number of users connected: NNNN
The switch to single-user mode is not possible, because other users are connected (user surveillance is used to view them, and possibly forcibly disconnect them).
The folder is in single-user mode
The folder has already been switched to single-user mode.
Folder modification is in process
Folder backup in process
Resynchronization in process
Return to zero in process
There are specific operations in progress: the folder is already in single-user mode. This type of message probably means that the operation mentioned has unexpectedly stopped and the folder has stayed in single-user mode: if the operation had ended, the single-user mode would have been deactivated. The unlocking of this type of lock is made using the dedicated folder unlocking operation.