| Title: | *OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference |
| Notice: | Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1 |
| Moderator: | IOSG::PYE |
| Created: | Thu Jan 30 1992 |
| Last Modified: | Tue Jan 23 1996 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 4343 |
| Total number of notes: | 18308 |
Quick query with shared drawers.
If I create a drawer calling it FRED and do a read on it, the
DRAWER is called FRED, and the DRAWER NAME is called FRED.
If I then decide to UDR the drawer info to DRAWER NAME JOE and
modify the description, the DRAWER has changed to JOE but the
DRAWER NAME stays as FRED.
Similiarly, if I then share my drawer with someone and they do
an IAD, the DRAWER column actually picks up the DRAWER NAME
field, rather than the renamed DRAWER field.
I understand that user's can share drawers and personalize the
drawer names so they are more meaningful, but this is very
confusing to users. In my current item block, it tells me that
the DRAWER name is JOE with my modified description - yet the
IAD still shows the DRAWER NAME field rather than the modified
DRAWER field. It does pick up the modified description though.
As far as I am concerned, my drawer is now called JOE but the
other user can only reference it with FRED.
I've looked at the named data behind the IAD form but it doesn't
look like a simple change of field name.
Thanks for any comments?
Julia
UK CSC
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| 1763.1 | ? | IOSG::STANDAGE | Oink...Oink...Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo | Thu Nov 12 1992 11:57 | 21 |
Julia,
Sorry, but this will be a brief reply!
UDR only allows you to change your own drawer details, and they will be
UNIQUE to you. In other words, the drawer name held in the partition
file will remain as the original name (hence why IAD shows this up).
The main reason for it working like this is the scenario where you have
drawers shared with other users, If you decided to personally Update
the drawer with a new name (for your use, like a nickname really), then
it would result in ALL other sharees having to re-add the drawer to
their filecabinet, as the information in the partition has changed.
Is this an OK rushed answer ?/ :-)
Kevin.
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| 1763.2 | That's just the way it works | CHRLIE::HUSTON | Thu Nov 12 1992 16:24 | 15 | |
THere are really two names for each drawer, the real name of the drawer
which is unique throughout the network, and the name that you all
the drawer by.
Each user who has access to the drawer has to have the real name be
the same, this is how the FCS finds the drawer. This name cannot
be changed, ever. THe other name, as Kevin mentioned is sort of a
nickname that you have for the drawer. It can change since it is
stored on a per-user basis in your filecab.dat file, as opposed to
the unique name which is stored in a partition wide file called
partition.dat.
--Bob
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