Class or Table Locking
Class or table locking means that all instances of either a class or table are locked, as is illustrated below. This shows one form of concurrency control. Note the circle at the lower left. It represents all instances of a class, regardless of the page where they are stored.
Additional information on this subject along with examples of multi-user considerations can be found in the Object Database Handbook.
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Douglas K Barry
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The Savvy Manager's Guide
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by Douglas K Barry with David Dick
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