frequently asked questions

Sharing Data Among Users

The current cc-Modeler Professional release (V2.0) is single-user. This means that multiple users cannot concurrently work on and update a central database.

However there are several ways to share data among staff, depending on what you are trying to achieve -

1. 1. If you want to share selected data (e.g. a particular Day) with other users on a 'read only' basis, use the 'Data Export' menu to paste the data into a spreadsheet. Then distribute the spreadsheet. (You can also paste one or more of the graphs into the spreadsheet)

2. 2. If one person simply wants to compare their own data with that of another user, get the other user to send them a copy of the database (ccMP.dat) and create another cc-Modeler environment (complete) in a separate folder on their PC with that database e.g. 'Jill Data' and 'Jack Data'. See also: Creating a second copy

3. If you want to have multiple people working on one set of data, create a 'master' database in a network shared folder. Each user then needs to copy that to themselves (typically to c:\program files\cc-modeler\ccMP.dat), update it and copy it back. Important: In this case you need to implement a process for all users to follow so that the central repository always has the latest copy of the database.

To create two copies of cc-Modeler on a PC

• Create a new folder e.g. 'c:\cc-Modeler Jill'

• Copy the contents of the original cc-Modeler folder (usually 'c:\program files\cc-Modeler') to 'c':\cc-Modeler Jill'

• Copy the second database to 'c:\cc-Modeler Jill\ccMP.dat' (overwriting the original)

• Create a desktop shortcut to the second folder. To do this, go to the folder in Windows Explorer and click the right mouse on cc-ModelerPro.exe. Select 'Copy' from the popup menu. Then go back to the desktop, clck the right mouse button and select 'Paste Shortcut' from the popup menu.

Note: Having multiple cc-Modeler copies on same the PC as it is licensed for complies with cc-Modeler's licensing terms.