With the information from the multi-user monitor you can manage your work in such a way that obstacles in multi-user operation are minimized. To do this, you can get information from the dialog before starting an action or while executing it.
To open the multi-user monitor, select Project > Multi-user monitor. The Progress column shows the progress of the actions that have been started with a progress bar and a percentage figure.
Get information from the multi-user monitor before the action
In multi-user operation, you wish to start a lengthy action for an open project (e.g. a check run for an entire project, report on an entire project, etc.). For this purpose you first use the monitor to find out whether another user has also initiated a lengthy action for the current project.
If this is not the case, start the required action.
If a lengthy action is being executed for the current project, you have the following options:
- You accept that execution will be lengthy and start your action nonetheless.
- You can postpone your action to later.
- You can contact the other user to discuss things. To do this you can, e.g., click the other user's user ID in the User column and send an e-mail.
Get information from the multi-user monitor during the action
You start a lengthy action. Because the action is taking longer than usual to execute, you open the multi-user monitor. Here you find out whether the delay is being caused by multi-user operation.
If it is, you have the following options:
- You accept that execution will be lengthy and wait until your action is finished.
- You stop your action by clicking [Cancel]. You can then - as stated previously - contact the other user to discuss things.
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