document multi-user usage of same budget file #496
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| This is an **experimental feature**. That means we’re still working on finishing it. There may be bugs, missing functionality or incomplete documentation, and we may decide to remove the feature in a future release. If you have any feedback, please [open an issue](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues) or post a message in the Discord. |
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| This is an **experimental feature**. That means we’re still working on finishing it. There may be bugs, missing functionality or incomplete documentation, and we may decide to remove the feature in a future release. If you have any feedback, please [open an issue](https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues) or post a message in the Discord. | |
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I just copied this section from one of the other experimental pages, so maybe fix them all in one (separate) PR? Also see below... sounds like we might want to move this out of "Experimental" altogether since it isn't like the other actually checkbox-toggled experimental features.
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The experimental section in the docs is only used for experimental features (shown in the settings page of Actual)
Multi user (in this capacity) is not a feature in itself, but the ability can be documented on another page if you'd like to copy what you've done to another relevant page. |
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@matt-fidd good call, will do. |
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As-is is fine, we squash merge anyway |
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Great, thank you! Will let @RubenOlsen have the final say before it goes in
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With official multi-user support now in Actual as an experimental feature I think this might be confusing to have in the docs as-is. I'd be happy to have it in if the multi user section was dropped, and the text was moved into the block where the link is currently |
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| The same budget file may be opened and edited simultaneously from two separate browsers, even by two different people on different client computers. This should work unless the edits conflict. To be safe, avoid simultaneous usage of the same budget file. |
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Could the section here be removed and the text moved into joint-accounts.md where the link is currently?
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I suggest leaving it here (to get it out the door) - but also have a variant of the same in the joint accounts.md file. If you agree, @matt-fidd, I further suggest opening an enhancement request. There is no shame in repeating ourself (a little bit).
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I'm fine either way, FWIW
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I suggest leaving it here (to get it out the door) - but also have a variant of the same in the joint accounts.md file. If you agree, @matt-fidd, I further suggest opening an enhancement request. There is no shame in repeating ourself (a little bit).
Yeah, let's leave it here for now. We can revisit when proper multi user is released first party
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Could someone with intimate knowledge of the syncing architecture/CRDTs/etc. validate and help me perfect the text? I took the conservative approach with my "To be safe..." comment, but if it truly is fine to edit simultaneously, we should say so less conservatively. Moreso, if simultaneous edits are supported behavior, we should also take this page out of "experimental".