| # Parallel Development Parallel development enables multiple users to propose changes to the same document simultaneously. Each organization can decide whether or not to enable parallel development in Object Data Management. Parallel development operates as follows in ODM: More than one revision with the In Design status can exist in parallel. From the moment a new revision is created (by revising released revision), all other users who created the new revision will be notified of the creation of additional revision by e-mail. If two new revisions are derived from the same released document revision (by revising) and in those two revisions, one revision is released and the other new revision is submitted, the user is asked to merge the changes manually with the already released document revision and then asked to perform the submit operation or directly submit the revision without merging the changes. At any point in time, only one document revision can be released. If any approved document revision is released, and if any released document revisions already exist, the existing document revisions will be expired. If parallel development is not enabled, then while one user is revising a document revision, no other user can revise that document revision, or any other revision of that document. The system administrator must set the parameter that controls whether or not parallel development is permitted. The default is to enable parallel development in the Common ODM Parameters (dmsys0100m000) session. To set the parallel development parameter To set the parallel development parameter, take the following steps: On the Object Data Management menu, double-click ODM Configuration > Common ODM Parameters > Common ODM Parameters. The Common ODM Parameters (dmsys0100m000) session appears which includes a list of the parameters that are already defined: Enter one of the following in the Value field of ATT-000002: No: To prevent parallel development Yes: To enable parallel development |