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 the following commands: File > Collaboration > Command group Multi-user monitor > 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 mode, you want to start a lengthy action for an open project (e.g. a project-wide check or report, 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 carried out 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 email.
Get information from the multi-user monitor during the action
You start an 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 actions running in parallel in multi-user mode.
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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