Since upgrading from 5.0 to 5.5 Powerpatch 5 over the weekend, we have
seen some strange behaviour with Image locking.

We use a 3rd party application which uses predicate locking (Item
level). We are also using an ODBC application to read the data out of
the same Image DB. This app (also a 3rd Party program) locks at set
level.

Since the upgrade on the weekend, our users have been complaining of
being locked out of the database (the 3000 app tells users that
Database is busy) consistantly. Apart from the upgrade to 5.5, nothing
else has changed.

Any clues as to why we would see problem with locking contention? Has a
previous bug been fixed perhaps? Any help greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Wayne Laughton

Manager, Business Systems
Southcorp Water Heaters Australia
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 P.O. Box 6
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