Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 543)

536 ADOBE ACROBAT 3D VERSION 8
User Guide
“Version Cue file statuses” on page 536
“Availability of Version Cue features” on page 527
File protection in Version Cue
Version Cue automatically informs others that a file is being edited. Version Cue assigns In Use status to a file when
you open and edit a file that isn’t being edited by another user. When you save a version, Version Cue removes the
file’s In Use status.
At times two people may need to work with a file simultaneously. For example, User A may begin editing a file but
be called away before saving a version. If User B works on the file while User A is away, Version Cue ensures that the
two files don’t overwrite each other in the project. User A’s working copy won’t reflect the changes made by User B,
and vice versa. When finished with the file, both users can save a new version of the file to the Version Cue
Workspace. Version Cue alerts all current users of the file about the presence of a new version in the Version Cue
Workspace and gives them the option of downloading the latest version or continuing their current edits. (Version
Cue alerts users who have the file open or who reopen a file that was previously closed while In Use.)
You can use the Version Cue Workspace Administration utility to assign lock protection to a Version Cue project.
Only the first user to begin editing an available file in a lock-protected project can save the next version of that file
to the Version Cue project. Other users who edit that file simultaneously can’t save changes to a new version of that
file, even after the first user saves a version. These other users must save the changes as completely new files with
their own version thread.
See also
“About working copies” on page 535
“Availability of Version Cue features” on page 527
Version Cue file statuses
Files that are managed by Version Cue are always marked with a status icon that describes the state of the file on the
Version Cue Workspace. You can view a file’s status while browsing the files in a Version Cue project. A file can have
more than one status at the same time (in some cases only one status is shown).
Each file status has a corresponding icon:
Open The file is open on your computer. This status lets you make informed decisions about whether it’s appro­
priate, for example, to place a file into a layout while the file is still being edited. The Open status is indicated only
for files on your computer.
In Use By Me You are editing the file. Version Cue assigns this status to a file when you make an edit to the file
that changes its content.You can manually mark a file In Use before you edit it to indicate to others that you intend
to make changes to the content.
Synchronized The latest known version of the file is available for editing and you have a working copy of it on
your computer. Version Cue assigns this status when you save a version of the file you’re editing, or when you
manually synchronize a project.
No Working Copy No local copy of the file exists. This status indicates that it will take a few moments to create a
working copy before you can edit the file.
In Use By [user name] Another user is editing the file and has not yet saved a new version.
Conflicted Copies There is a version conflict, or both you and another user are editing the file.