﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"><channel><title>StrataFrame Forum » Updates and Information » User Experiences and Testimonials  » Evaluation question + trial extension request</title><generator>InstantForum 2017-1 Final</generator><description>StrataFrame Forum</description><link>http://forum.strataframe.net/</link><webMaster>StrataFrame Forum</webMaster><lastBuildDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:37:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><ttl>20</ttl><item><title>Evaluation question + trial extension request</title><link>http://forum.strataframe.net/FindPost32603.aspx</link><description>Hi,&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;First my question.&amp;nbsp; Can the BO be configured to update a numeric field by adding/subtracting a value from the current value in the database?&amp;nbsp; The motivation for this question is the following scenario:&amp;nbsp; If we have an inventory item that is being updated by 2 concurrent users both users&amp;nbsp;and both&amp;nbsp;have the current inventory level cached, the first user to update would not have any problem but the second would have a concurrency issue to deal with.&amp;nbsp; The concurrency issue can be completely eliminated if the update is done by adding/subtracting vs. setting the database value to a new value.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Secondly, I would like to get a new trial version issued for a new development machine that I just setup if that would be possible.&amp;nbsp; I had trouble activating my first trial version (which cut my trial shorter) and I also wrongly concluded that I should wait for SF 2.0 before jumping on board.&amp;nbsp; I can't wait for SF 2.0 so I would like to start converting my application to SF and if I don't find any major road blocks, will purchase the current version.&amp;nbsp; I am the only developer in our company, that is the only reason I was originally thinking to wait for SF 2.0, our development resources are limited and I don't know if SF 2.0 will present more work to transition and an additional learning curve for the new/updated features.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Ed</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 10:10:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Ed Baldor</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>