That worked... thanks, Eddie

Grant, thanks, you've been quite helpful. Eddie

SSChampion, I totally agree and will proceed as necessary to "reasonably" protect the visibility of the data and "absolutely" protect the data integrity. Is there a way to "hide"...

If I set up a separate schema, wouldn't the SysAdmin have access to it? Couldn't he put himself in the group the schema is restricted to?

Also, the "remote" database...

Thanks for the responses. Yes, as the Developer, I can control the code. With this in mind, do you have any other suggestions? I would like to...