What happens when multiple people or processes work in meddevo at the same time?

Manual Changes During Running Jobs (Bulk Change or Data-imports)

You can manually change and save entries at any time — regardless of whether a job is currently running or not. When a job is actively editing the same entry as you are, the changes will be applied in order of who saves first and become visible in the corresponding formfield of the entry once the change is applied. All changes will be visible in the entries audit trail.

Important:

It is possible that a user makes a manual change while a bulk change, import, or other mass update is running in the background. In this case, the background process may overwrite the manual change if it re-applies the original values afterward.

Please note:

• All changes are executed in the order they were initiated.
• For large imports or bulk updates, it may happen that the manual change is executed first and then overwritten by the background process or vice versa.

Recommendation:

The editorial responsibility for the changes lies with the user. It is recommended to establish internal processes to avoid conflicts, such as:

• Setting a fixed time window for bulk changes (e.g., every Thursday, only after 3 PM).
• Announcing bulk changes via email in advance to inform all involved parties.

This way, the risk of unintended overwrites can be minimized, and data integrity maintained. here.