Any issues with roboserver in different timezone than writers?

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Our server is in the eastern time zone and we have writers in all 4 U.S. time zones.  Does this mess up multiple writers working in the same project?  For example if it is 1 pm in author 1 time zone, RH marks the time as 2 pm. If another writer in a time zone where it is noon, makes a change, how does the server handle the instance where the version on the author's pc is older than the latest version on the server, but really has newer content?

RoboColum_n_ · Answer

It doesn't matter. The RoboHelp Server is just a repository for the output. If someone in timezone A publishes to the server, it would overwrite the files previously published by someone in timezone B.

I think what you are asking about is source control. This COULD be an issue for multiple writers working in different locations. You need to think carefully about how you'd handle this. Find a good source control application (e.g. Tortoise SVN, Perforce, Microsoft Team Foundation Server) and test it against your requirements. To be honest they will all cope with the specifics you have mentioned. The key to source control is ensuring that everyone checks in any changes they make when they finish. If they leave things checked out, it makes it more difficult for others to make a change.

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