Friday, September 22, 2017

Parts Folder Permissions

Parts must be installed (extracted or copied ) to a folder in which the user has Full Control.

For example users will always have Full Control of folders on their Desktop.

As a test Right Click and Create a New Folder on your Desktop, then . . .

Right Click on the New Folder > Select Properties > Security Tab




Note as shown above the user has Full Control of the folder.

Permissions Related Problems:

If a user tries to run the Parts_Fronted.accde in a Program Files (x86) sub folder, the user may get the message shown below.





Checking the Program Files (x86) folder properties reveals the user does NOT have Full Control of the folder.



Test: Try moving the Parts folder to the Desktop and run the Parts application.

The Program Files (x86) folder is not a good location for the Parts database.

Windows 10 users may not have write permissions to the Program Files (x86) folder.

Solution: Select or Create a Folder where you have Full Control Permissions.

Example: C:\Users\YourName\Parts



To support multiple users the Parts Backend should be installed on a network drive.


To add user defined fields to the backend you must have Full Control (Permission).

Related Links:

Moving the Backend
Take Ownership of a Folder on Win 10

That's it !

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