CIMPLICITYCase 1.2. Multiple users, Shared Drive
| 1 | Case description. |
| 2 | CIMPLICITY project configuration. |
| 3 | Managed characteristics configuration. |
| 4 | Configuration changes guidelines. |
| 5 | Exceptions. |
Description
- Multiple users use Change Management.
- Users are using the same copy of the project on a shared drive.
Project Configuration
- Create a project in CIMPLICITY.
- Add all of the userswho will need access to CIMPLICITY and/or Change Management to the new project.
- Configure the CIMPLICITY project to perform according to your system specifications.
Characteristics Configuration
- Select the Change Management tab in the Project Properties dialog box.
- Do the following.
| 1 | PCM user names and passwords vs. CIMPLICITY user names and passwords. | |
| 2 | Check Require check out before changes. | |
- Add the CIMPLICITY project to the Change Management server.
Configuration Changes
Always follow these guidelines when performing configuration changes:
- Always close all configuration applications before performing a check in operation, when performing configuration transactions.
- Perform a check out of the item(s) before beginning application changes
- Never check Don't overwrite local files with managed copy when performing a check out operation,
- Never check Don't overwrite local files with managed copy when performing an undo check out.
- Never share PCM user names with different users.
Failure to follow these instructions can result in one user overwriting another user’s changes or an incoherent project as a result of concurrent changes.
