Multiple Devices with the same user

[SAFETY_RAMCO]

Hello Community!

I created an application that we use for our Agriculture business, currently only one person uses the app but we would like for others to use it as well. 

Appsheet allows for up to 5 devices per user. Would there be any issues if I installed the app under the same user/license on multiple devices and allow for multiple people to use the app?

Does this go against the terms of service would appsheet become upset?

If 2 devices sync at the same exact time would the app crash or will information be lost?

I would really appreciate your thoughts/guidance!

Thanks, 

AM

[Joseph_Seddik]

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@SAFETY_RAMCO wrote:

Appsheet allows for up to 5 devices per user

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Up to 5 devices logged-in with the same user at the same time. There's no limit of how many devices a user can log-in from. 

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@SAFETY_RAMCO wrote:

Would there be any issues if I installed the app under the same user/license on multiple devices and allow for multiple people to use the app?

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As long as you don't need to identify individual users and don't try to implement alternative means to identify individual users, there should be no problem. 

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@SAFETY_RAMCO wrote:

If 2 devices sync at the same exact time would the app crash or will information be lost?

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AppSheet support concurrent updates and there would be no crashes or errors. However, you have to be aware about the implications when two users try to update the same record at the same time; here you might get inconsistencies since the last update will win. This is a usual concern with any database system. Therefore, you should take this into consideration, according to your needs and use case, in the app design. 

[SAFETY_RAMCO]

What do you mean by " implement alternative means to identify individual users"?

The app is basically an inspection form, I was planning on having a enum column where the person using the app can select their name- this seems like an "alternative means to identify individual users"

Do you think this will be an issue?

[Joseph_Seddik]

I mean identify by some sort of unsupported authentication method, not by selecting a name in a list which is OK. 

[SAFETY_RAMCO · Accepted solution]

Thank you!