You can collaborate on ReqView projects stored on a local network drive or a cloud drive using the following simple workflow:
This workflow allows more editors to edit different documents at the same time. For instance, one editor can edit a system requirements specification document while another editor is editing a system verification document.
The easiest option is to set up a file share service using Server Message Block (SMB) file-sharing protocol on a Windows or Linux server in your local network. This configuration will result in the best performance and the highest security when the server is behind a firewall.
If a local network is not an option, you can set up a file share cloud service using SMB protocol, such as Azure Files or Amazon FSx for Windows File Server.
We do not recommend mapping a network drive connected using WebDAV protocol (such as SharePoint or OneDrive) because of very poor performance.
To open a shared Project Folder in ReqView, click File, then Open Folder and select the folder.
When you switch to the Project pane and click on a document then it is open as read-only, which is indicated by icon displayed in the top right corner of the screen.
To edit the document exclusively, click Document and select Start Editing Document, or press CtrlShiftE, or click . The edited document is locked on the shared drive automatically to prevent merge conflicts with other users.
To save intermediate changes to the shared drive during editing, click File, select Save, or press CtrlS, or click .
To finish editing the document, click Document and select Finish Editing Document, or press CtrlShiftE, or click . The edited document is unlocked on the shared drive automatically to allow other users continue on editing. All edited documents are also unlocked on the shared drive when the project is closed or saved as another Project File or Project Folder.
To update the current project by changes from the shared drive, click Project and select Refresh Project, or press CtrlR, or click in the Project pane.
To update the current project including all loaded linked projects by changes from the shared drive, click Project, select Linked Projects and then Refresh All Projects, or press CtrlShiftR, or click in the Linked Projects pane.
To enable updating projects opened from a folder on the application startup automatically, click Edit, select Preferences, and check Refresh project on startup and open.