problems with multiple users updating libraries

Hi there--
We are having problems when multiple people (not at the same time) try to edit
a library item and then not having it update. The only person who seems to be
able to update it is the person who created it. Now, we have had folks at other
sites download the .lbi and update it just fine. Any suggestions?

Library items have no effect on the files on your server. They only change
local files, all of which must then be uploaded to the server. It sounds to
me like you are misunderstanding the scope of their action.

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"rosiebrown" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi there--
We are having problems when multiple people (not at the same time) try to
edit
a library item and then not having it update. The only person who seems to
be
able to update it is the person who created it. Now, we have had folks at
other
sites download the .lbi and update it just fine. Any suggestions?

Hi Murray,
I think I may have not explained myself very well. We are running some library
items on a site the we built. I put the majority of the site together, but we
have other people in the shop making revisions as well as myself. When they
make a revision to one of the library items, they are not prompted by
Dreamweaver to update the files that contain that particular library item. When
they go in to try to update the pages manually via Modify>Library>Update Pages,
they are getting errors that the files cannot be updated.

I added in my post that one of our clients have been able to update library
items when they have pulled them off of the server. I was just wondering if
there is a permissions issue going on internally or something that possibly
only allows the person that created the library item to actually make updates.
This has happened on a few occasions and it is very frustrating.

I am still not completely clear about your operating methodology.

Are you all sharing access to a single 'local' site?

This is bound to be trouble if it is true.

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"rosiebrown" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Murray,
I think I may have not explained myself very well. We are running some
library
items on a site the we built. I put the majority of the site together, but
we
have other people in the shop making revisions as well as myself. When
they
make a revision to one of the library items, they are not prompted by
Dreamweaver to update the files that contain that particular library item.
When
they go in to try to update the pages manually via Modify>Library>Update
Pages,
they are getting errors that the files cannot be updated.

I added in my post that one of our clients have been able to update
library
items when they have pulled them off of the server. I was just wondering
if
there is a permissions issue going on internally or something that
possibly
only allows the person that created the library item to actually make
updates.
This has happened on a few occasions and it is very frustrating.

Murray, I'm sorry this is so confusing! Actually, I figured it out. It was how the other designers had their site files set up...

Thanks for taking time to respond, though.

rosie:

Please don't go without telling me how you have this 'workgroup'
architected.

Are each of you sharing a single local site?

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"rosiebrown" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Murray, I'm sorry this is so confusing! Actually, I figured it out. It was
how the other designers had their site files set up...

Thanks for taking time to respond, though.

Hi Murray--
I'll try to explain it on Monday.

Have a good weekend.

OK - thanks - you too!

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"rosiebrown" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Murray--
I'll try to explain it on Monday.

Have a good weekend.

Hi Rosie,
Can you explain how you resolved this problem? I'm having a similar issue
where 2 users are sharing a remote site, and each have a copy on our local C
drives that's the local site. We have updated library items and checked them
into the remote site. When they are opened in dreamweaver we see the updates
but when we drag the library items into our pages, they do not show the updates
we have made. It's almost like there is an extra library item flying around in
space, because we can't find it on either of our drives or on our remote site.

Perhaps a caching issue? Can you please help.

regards,
Sara

Sara:

So, let me make sure I understand.

You make a change to a Library item. You upload it. Your colleage
downloads it. They create a new page and insert the Library item. The
changes do *not* appear?

It's simply impossible! 8)

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"Sazza" <webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote

Hi Rosie,
Can you explain how you resolved this problem? I'm having a similar issue
where 2 users are sharing a remote site, and each have a copy on our local
C
drives that's the local site. We have updated library items and checked
them
into the remote site. When they are opened in dreamweaver we see the
updates
but when we drag the library items into our pages, they do not show the
updates
we have made. It's almost like there is an extra library item flying
around in
space, because we can't find it on either of our drives or on our remote
site.

Perhaps a caching issue? Can you please help.

regards,
Sara