You can store data maps in a shared directory. Multiple users can access shared data maps, but a data map is protected from concurrent updates.
The first user to access a shared data map has full access. Subsequent concurrent users cannot complete the following actions:
Rename, edit, or delete the data map.
Import an exported data map or send the data map to a remote node.
Test the data map.
If you try to open a shared data map that is already opened by another user, a warning message appears.
Right-click
This PC
, and click
Map Network Drive
.
In the
Map Network Drive
dialog box, enter the following information:
In the
Drive
list, select an available drive letter for the connection.
In the
Folder
box, enter or browse to the directory that contains the shared data maps.
Select
Reconnect at sign-in
.
Click
Finish
.
In the PowerExchange Navigator, click
Options
Resource Configuration
.
In the
Resource Configuration
dialog box, click the
Edit Configuration
tab.
Perform one of the following actions:
To add a resource configuration, click
Add
.
To edit a resource configuration, select a configuration in the
Available Configurations
list and click
Edit
.
In the
Add Configuration
or
Edit Configuration
dialog box, enter the following information:
In the
Shared Path
field, browse to the network drive that you mapped for the shared resources. If you specify both a shared path and a local path, verify that these paths differ. Otherwise, an error message appears.
For a new resource configuration, select the
Set as current configuration
option.
Click
OK
.
The PowerExchange Navigator title bar displays the name of the resource configuration and indicates that it is shared. For example: