Since more than one person can use an AccountEdge company file, you might run into situations where two or more people are making entries at the same time. (Sharing a company file with other users)
There also are times when important maintenance procedures affect your entire company file, such as when you back up a company file. In each case, MYOB software uses file locking to protect your accounting data. File locking can take two forms: multiuser file locking and single-user file locking. This section will help you learn more about the two types of file locking.