From: Erik Johansson
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 2:56 PM
To: Chris Neyman
Subject: FW: Contour question

Here is the response from Jama about the attachment version control.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Derwyn Harris [mailto:dharris@jamasoftware.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 2:26 PM
> To: Erik Johansson; support@jamasoftware.com
> Subject: RE: Contour question
> 
> Erik,
> 
> At this point if you re-upload an attachment that has the same name it 
> will replace the current one on the server leaving all links in tact 
> to the new document. This isn't really a version per se but does allow 
> you to update a document without worrying about the links.
> 
> As for knowing what requirements are linked to an attachment that 
> feature is not yet in place but could be acquired using a report.
> 
> We are looking at expanding the attachment capabilities early next 
> year to include check in check out and versioning of attachments.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Derwyn
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Johansson [mailto:erikj@keck.hawaii.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2007 4:14 PM
> To: support@jamasoftware.com
> Subject: Contour question
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a question about how Contour handles attachments. If I upload 
> an attachment and then link 100 of my requirements to that attachment, 
> is there a way to upload a new version of the attachment without 
> having to delete the link to the old attachment from all 100 
> requirements, uploading the new attachment, and then relinking all 100 
> of the requirements? I guess I am asking for a simple way to have 
> version control over my attachments without having to know or care 
> about the linkages to each attachment.
> 
> Also, in a similar vein, is it possible to know which requirements are 
> linked to a particular attachment?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Erik
> 
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