Concurrent updates of structures
The following sections describe some behavior regarding structural changes and updates.
Structural changes made by the same user in the same session
- Maintain > Configuration > Automatic Journals > Control tables > Allocations
- Maintain > Business Rules
- Maintain > Submission > Tasks Define
- Maintain > Subset Define
- Maintain > Jobs > Define
- Maintain > User > User Roles
Because the changes are immediate, editing is restricted to only allow one editing session at any time. If you start a second editor, a dialog is shown prompting you to save or cancel the pending changes.
Structural changes made by other users or by the same user in other windows than the ones listed above
If structural changes are made by other users or in other windows that are not listed above, and there is a dependency between the windows, a button to load the most recent structures will be activated in the above windows. When you click the load button, the most recent structures are loaded.
For example, if the name of a company in the Maintain > Company Structure Define window has been changed, then the load button in the windows with dependencies with the company structure will be active. By clicking the load button, all windows with dependencies will be updated, even if they are not visible.
If you have unsaved changes and click the load button, Cognos Controller prompts you to cancel the update, to discard changes, or to reapply the changes after loading the structures. If you do not have pending changes in the above windows, then all structures are updated. You cannot save changes before reloading.
If the changes are made in the same window, a notification will also be shown in the window title to alert you that there may be conflicting changes since the structure has been updated.
There are also other windows, for example the Company > Reports > Intercompany Report window, the Group > Reports > Intercompany Report window, and the Maintain > System Audit Log > Overview and Data window in which you will be able to load the most recent structures.
Company Command Center and Group Command Center
The Refresh Content button in the Command Center status window is always active. To update, for example the Company Status, Form Status, and Lock Status information, click Refresh Content.