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data macro get username without vba
Posted on 2014-11-20
After much web surfing, I see data macros that reference VBA must have the VBA in the database that is making the data changes. So if someone links to the database and makes data changes, we can't grab their user name unless they have the GetUserName function in their database.
We think someone is changing data from another database but we can't tell who and we don't want to rely on everyone remembering to put the GetUserName function in every database they create or even make a reference to a database that has that function.
Has anyone come up with a solution that doesn't require VBA?
We think someone is changing data from another database but we can't tell who and we don't want to rely on everyone remembering to put the GetUserName function in every database they create or even make a reference to a database that has that function.
Has anyone come up with a solution that doesn't require VBA?
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That is not possible. If someone has been granted rights to the database file and has a tool to modify records it, it leaves no traces.
You'll have to monitor this at the server level via session and/or open files.
/gustav
You'll have to monitor this at the server level via session and/or open files.
/gustav
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What version of Access? 2010 introduced the concept of data macros, which you may be able to use to log when the data was changed. As Gustav said, you can't really log who did it, but knowing when it changed might give you more information to determine who changed it.
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<<Has anyone come up with a solution that doesn't require VBA? >>
As the others have said, with a JET/ACE db, there are none. Tracking must be built-in.
However with something like SQL Server, you could use transaction logs to determine who is making changes.
The reason you can do that is that no client directly touches the database on its own, everything goes through one central process.
With JET/ACE, every client touches the database directly, so unless it's built into the app, there is no tracking.
Jim.
As the others have said, with a JET/ACE db, there are none. Tracking must be built-in.
However with something like SQL Server, you could use transaction logs to determine who is making changes.
The reason you can do that is that no client directly touches the database on its own, everything goes through one central process.
With JET/ACE, every client touches the database directly, so unless it's built into the app, there is no tracking.
Jim.
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You can control some things by making certain fields required and also by creating relationships and establishing RI. In the BE, you need a table of authorized users. In EVERY table, you need an UpdateBy column. UpdateDT and CreateDT will also be useful. Make the UpdateBy required and create a relationship with the Authorized users table and check the box to enforce RI. That will force all Adds at least to log who made them and when. I'm not sure what the capabilities of DataMacros are since I don't use them (I use SQL Server if I have requirements that must be implemented via triggers.) but you may be able to look at the pending update and determine that it has a userID destined for the UpdateBy field. You don't actually have to validate it since the RI will handle that. You just need to make sure it is present in the set of replacement data.
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