Originally Posted by
orange
I agree with gasman and ranman that it would need to be open. But, just thinking and typing, why couldn't you copy the tables involved to another database(X) and let them access that. If you told us more about your processes and how the third party needs to interact, then you might get more focused assistance. It isn't clear if your concern is with the work involved or the sensitivity of the data/table involved.
It seems you could give them rights to database(X) without them having access to your standard BE.