ACC2000: Insert Data Permission Required to Modify Table Design (198915)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Access 2000
This article was previously published under Q198915

SYMPTOMS

Novice: Requires knowledge of the user interface on single-user computers.

This article applies only to a Microsoft Access database (.mdb).

When you try to open a table in Design view, you may receive the following warning message:
You can't open the table <tablename> for modification.

If you then modify the design of the table, you can only save the changes as an external file, an external database, or within the current database as a new table with a new name.

CAUSE

You may experience these symptoms if the following conditions are true:

All permissions have been removed from the table for the user and all groups that the user belongs to.

-and-

The Modify Design permission has been applied for the user or a group to which the user belongs.

RESOLUTION

To avoid the warning message and be able to make design modifications to the existing table, click to select the Insert Data check box in addition to the permissions automatically granted by selecting the Modify Design check box.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

Steps to Reproduce Problem

  1. Start Access 2000. Log on as Admin.
  2. Create a new database with a name of your choice using the default System.mdw.
  3. Create a new table named Table1.
  4. On the Tools menu click Security and then User and Group Permissions.
  5. Remove all permissions for the Admin user on Table1, and then click Apply.
  6. Grant Modify Design permissions to Admin on Table1.
    NOTE: The following permissions are also automatically granted when the Modify Design check box is selected: Read Design, Read Data,Update Data, and Delete Data. Also note that the Insert Data check box is not selected.

  7. Remove all permissions for Table1 from the Admins and Users groups.
  8. Try to open Table1 in Design view.

    Note that you receive the warning message described in the Symptoms section of this article.
  9. Modify the design of Table1 by adding a new field and try to close the table. Note that the Save As dialog box appears.
  10. Grant Insert Data permission to Admin on Table1.
  11. Repeat step 6. Note that you can now modify Table1 within the database.
EXPECTED BEHAVIOR: When assigning permissions, if you click to select the Modify Design check box, the defaults should include checking the Insert Data check box if this permission is required to modify the design of the table.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:1/26/2005
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg kbpending KB198915
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