How files are managed
The way that files are managed varies, depending on whether you are using UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer or UNICOM Intelligence Reporter:
File Management: UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer
The default file management behavior for UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer is as follows:
▪When an activity starts, it checks the user’s folder for the files it needs. If the files exist these are the ones that the activity uses.
▪If the files do not exist in the user's folder, the activity checks for them in the shared folder. Any files that exist here but not in the user’s folder are copied into the user's folder.
▪If a required file does not exist in either location, the activity either creates it or issues an error message. (Normally, you should not see error messages for missing files, because the activity should not be available if the required files do not exist.)
If the activity uses optional files such as templates, it follows these same rules to copy any optional files that exist. For example, the Launch activity requires a .mdd file and a .sif file, but can also use template files (.htm, .html, and .xml), image files (.jpg, .jpeg, .png, and .mov) and quota files (.mqd, .mdd), and copies any of these files that do not exist in the user's folder from the shared folder.
When an activity closes it leaves all files in the user's folder. If you want to make any changes or new files available to other users, you must check those files in to the shared folder.
When you are working on a project, the project is locked so that other users can read files but not change them. When you have finished working on a project, you should not only check in the new or revised files but also unlock the project.
File Management: UNICOM Intelligence Reporter
UNICOM Intelligence Reporter handles the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer - Server Admin file management differently from the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer activities, because UNICOM Intelligence Reporter always opens the data files in read-only mode. (When you create new variables in UNICOM Intelligence Reporter, they are stored separately from the main project data.)
The default File Management behavior for UNICOM Intelligence Reporter data files is as follows:
▪When UNICOM Intelligence Reporter starts, it checks the user's folder for the files it needs. If the files exist, these are the ones that UNICOM Intelligence Reporter uses.
▪If the files are not in the user's folder, UNICOM Intelligence Reporter looks for them in the shared folder. If the files exist, these are the ones that UNICOM Intelligence Reporter uses. Unlike the UNICOM Intelligence Interviewer activities, UNICOM Intelligence Reporter does not copy the files into the user’s folder.
▪If the files are not in neither location, an error occurs.
For information about how UNICOM Intelligence Reporter manages Tables Document (.mtd) files, see the UNICOM Intelligence Reporter documentation.
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