Now i have found something new.I created a project suite , "TestSuite" and a project, "TestProject" in my local c:\.... .I copied the project suite folder to shared network drive V:\....I was able to access my project suite in shared network and execute form there.I opened my proect suit in local c:\... again and made some changes to the steps of keyword testing.I observed that it is changing the script in shared network v:\.... also automatically without me saving manually.I was in the intension that it will not change anything in shared unless i copy or replace the project suite again in shared network v:\.....The goal is i want to save in shared network drive which is backed up everyday, so that if my system crashes i can retrieve from shared v:\.......Please let me know what to do.Also i observed that another person accessed a keyword test from shared v:\.... of my project and added to her project suite as add exixting item. She made couple of changes to that step locally in her c:\....as the script was not working in another browser version.What i saw was it actually modified my keyword test in v:\.... of my project and also i saw that it modified the test in my local c:\.......I am getting confused here.If other person wants to add my keyword test as existing item and modify a little bit to work for her without changing my keyword test in my project either in shared network v:\..... or c:\....... what should we do.Our shared drive will be back up everyday.

If anybody can help on tihs that will be great. I am just waiting it.

Hi,I guess what you actually did is mapped a network drive to a shared folder containing your test project. So that it just points to your original folder and doesn't have its copy.If you want several users to work with the same project, and backup your files regularly, then the best solution is to use version control systems.

Our network drive which is backed up everyday is the shared drive v:\.But when i make some modification in my c:\ why is modifying automatically in v:\..This is little scary. Suppose what ever i am modifying is incorrect , it is automatically doing changes in v:\ ,so now i don't have any place retrieve my older version.I was in impression that it will not moidify automatically in network drive until i manually save or replace the existing project folder.Please suggest what can i do apart from using source control.Is it like where ever i save my project suite, i modify in my local it will update those modifications automatically everywhare the project suite is saved.

Hi,Let us clarify the situation. As far as I understand, your project is located in the 'C:\Documents and Settings\guda\My Documents\TestComplete 7 Projects' folder. This folder is shared, and you mapped it to the network drive V. You open the project located in 'C:\Documents and Settings\guda\My Documents\TestComplete 7 Projects' and edit it. If I am wrong, please provide me with the following information:1. The path to the folder from which you open the project for editing.2. The path to the shared folder.3. The path to the folder from which another person opens the project for editing.4. The name of your computer and of the computer where the shared folder is located.Also, please zip the entire project suite folder and send me the archive. You can send it as an attachment to the M0071660 support case.

I have my project suite and project in C:\Documents and Settings\guda\My Documents\TestComplete 7 Projects\eSolutions-1I saved it in V:\Quality Assurance\FAME eSolutions\Automated Scripts\P1\eSolutions-1 which is the shared network drive backed up everyday.I opened my project in my local C:\......TestComplete 7 Projects and edited a little bit.I observed that it is updating the edits i made to the test automatically to the project saved in V:\.......\Automated Scripts\P1\eSolutions-1.My question is why is it updating edits automatically in Shared network drive without me manually replacing the existing saved test in Shared network V:\....What happens when i open the the project and mess up or delete something in my test not knowingly. if it does these updates automatically in shared network drive where i saved, I don't have any place to retrieve my original project and test.Other person added my Login script from the project which is in shared network drive V:\...... as an existing item to her project in her local C:\......... and updated the mapping as it didn't work for her. So it updated the login script in shared network V:\....... and also looks like it updated in my C:\Documents and Settings\guda\My Documents\TestComplete 7 Projects\eSolutions-1This is not looking good.Also when we add keyword test , like LogIn script as an existing item to another project it didn't work, so i copied the mapping also then it worked.If i want to add a test not as the first step of the project, like LogOut script then how do i know what mapping to copy.If you can help me on this also it will be really great.If you still want zipped project suite folder i will send it, please let me know.Thanks.

How to save our project suites and projects from changing in network drive.

sguda
Regular Contributor
15 years ago
Hi David,

I will do what you said for i have created so far.

But can you please tell me what is the right way of saving the project suites and projects in the shared network drive and back up network drive.

Thanks a lot.
Dmitry_Nikolaev
Staff
15 years ago

Hi,

The right way is to use an SCC system or open the project located on a network drive in the network mode without having a local copy of the project in order to avoid conflicts.

If you still want to use your scenario, please note that none of the items from either your local project or the other person's local project should refer to any items of the project that is stored on the V: network drive. In other words, the local project should not contain items that are added via "Add | Existing Item..." directly from the project residing on V:. If this condition is met, the project residing on the V: network drive won't be modified unless someone copies his local project to the network drive.
sguda
Regular Contributor
15 years ago
Hi David,

Ok, i understood. So the projects saved in network drive should not have any references to the items residing in local drive or the one's residing in local drive should not have any references to network drive right?

I am trying to make myself more clarified.

In that case in what situations we use add / existing items. Just from a person's local drive of one project to another project in local drive.

Also, can the other person do the cloning of project residing in the v:\ drive and copy it to her local drive and modify that project and work on that.

Please let me know. Still learning.

Thanks a lot for the response. i will be looking forword to you response again.

Please.....

Dmitry_Nikolaev

Staff

15 years ago

Hi,

Ok, i understood. So the projects saved in network drive should not have any references to the items residing in local drive or the one's residing in local drive should not have any references to network drive right?

If an item is added to a project as an existing item, the project just references the item's file by its existing path as the item is not copied to the project folder. So, when modifying such an item, any changes are actually applied to the original file. If this file is added as an existing item to several projects, all of these projects will "see" these changes.

Also, can the other person do the cloning of project residing in the v:\ drive and copy it to her local drive and modify that project and work on that.

If you mean the Cloning Projects feature, in your case, I do not recommend that you use it. If project settings are correct, you can just copy the project from V: to your local folder and edit it locally. When the needed changes are made, replace the project residing on V: with your local copy. By correct settings, I mean that:

- no items of the project residing on V: are being referred from other projects;

- no items of other projects are being referred from the project residing on V:.

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