Sharing Databases

Quick Bid databases may be shared among different users working at different workstations.  The database can be stored on a network.  Quick Bid uses Microsoft Windows file sharing applications to share databases.

See the online FAQ Best Practices and Recommendations for Database Sharing for some helpful information on sharing databases.

Locate a Network Microsoft Access type Database

  1. From the File menu, click Open or click the Open icon and the Open Databases dialog appears.

  1. Click and select Microsoft Access, then in the Select Database Type dialog.  The Database Properties (Access) dialog appears.

  2. Click the Lookup tool in the Database path field.  The Select Microsoft Access database dialog appears.

  3. Browse to database location using standard Windows practices.

  4. Select the database you want and click .  The database now appears in your Open Databases dialog.

  5. There should be a check mark in the box next to the name of the database.  If there is not one, check the box.

  6. The database will now appear in your Bid Navigator.  You can now work in the database as you would a database that is stored on your own workstation.

  7. It is recommended that if you are sharing an Microsoft Access database, you set the database to Logins Required.

 

Locking Bids in a Shared Database