Multi-User Local Session
When you open a TIA Multi-User local session in TIA Portal and connect AnyAutomation Studio to that project, Studio recognizes the session and lets you save it and commit your changes to the Multi-User server without switching back to the TIA Portal window.
This is for a local session you have already opened in TIA Portal. Studio does not create or check out sessions itself; it works with the session that is open.
The Multi-User banner
When a Multi-User local session is open, a banner appears at the top of the project view, above the project tree. It shows:
- The session name, so you can see at a glance which local session you are working in.
- A Save button.
- A Commit... button.
The banner disappears again as soon as the session is no longer open.
Saving the session
Click Save in the banner to save your local session. A short confirmation appears when it is saved. Saving keeps your work in the local session; it does not yet send anything to the Multi-User server.
Committing to the Multi-User server
Click Commit... to send your changes back to the Multi-User server.
- Studio first checks whether your local session is up to date with the server.
- If it is up to date, you are asked for a commit comment describing your changes. The comment is required.
- Studio commits your changes and confirms with the revision number it created.
When the session is out of date
If your local session is not up to date with the server, you cannot commit yet. The banner shows a warning, and so does a message if you try to commit:
Session is out of date. Pull the latest changes from the Multi-User server in TIA Portal before committing.
In that case, switch to TIA Portal, pull the latest changes from the Multi-User server into your local session there, and then return to Studio and commit again.
Status bar entry
While a Multi-User local session is open, a status bar entry at the bottom of the window shows the session name together with an icon for its state:
- A check icon means the session is up to date with the server.
- A warning icon means the session is out of date and needs the latest changes pulled in TIA Portal before you can commit.
Clicking the status bar entry starts a commit, just like the Commit... button.
Availability
The Multi-User local session features are part of the Pro plan and above. With a Basic plan or no active plan, the banner and the save and commit actions are not available.