Case 1.2. Multiple users, Shared Drive

Case description.

CIMPLICITY project configuration.

Managed characteristics configuration.

Configuration changes guidelines.

Exceptions.

  1. Case Description

Multiple users use Proficy Change Management.

Users are using the same copy of the project on a shared drive.

  1. CIMPLICITY Project Configuration

  1. Create a project in CIMPLICITY.

  2. Add all of the users who will need access to CIMPLICITY and/or Proficy Change Management to the new project.

  3. Configure the CIMPLICITY project to perform according to your system specifications.

  1. Managed Characteristics Configuration

  1. Select the Change Management tab in the Project Properties dialog box.

  2. Do the following.

1

PCM user names and passwords vs. CIMPLICITY user names and passwords.

 

CIMPLICITY/PCM user names and passwords are not the same.

Check Prompt for user name and password at logon.

Make sure there is a unique user name for each PCM user who may be performing the configuration.

 

CIMPLICITY/PCM user names and passwords are the same.

Clear Prompt for user name and password at logon.

Make sure there is a unique user name for each CIMPLICITY/PCM user who may be performing configuration.

2

Check Require check out before changes.

  1. Add the CIMPLICITY project to the Change Management server.

 

  1. Configuration Changes Guidelines

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.

  1. Exceptions

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.

More information

1. Best practices: Initial development.