# Multiple users/clients editing/viewing single databse

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-users-clients-editing-viewing-single-databse/38473>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** database, ignition80, vision, perspective\
**Created:** [September 8, 2020, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-users-clients-editing-viewing-single-databse/38473 "2020-09-08T14:31:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 14, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/multiple-users-clients-editing-viewing-single-databse/38473/10 "2020-09-14T15:03:56Z")

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I’ve never done that. Certainly need something in the gateway to moderate access. Will be a nightmare to manage broken connections or sudden client shutdown. I strongly recommend against a window lockout approach.

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