Help with Contribute and Multiple Templates

[jknewlegend]

We have a DW and Contribute site that uses multiple templates. The site has
gotten somewhat disorganized over time, thanks to a user that saves files all
over the place. I have a couple of questions about how to best manage this
site:

1. When we need to update a template, is there a way to view and/or select
and/or automatically check out the files that use that template?

2: If not, then is the best (meaning the least likely to screw up the pages
on the server) method to check out the entire site, make the template and
corresponding file updates, then check in the entire site again?

3. Or is there a better way I don't know about?

We tried updating these templates and corresponding files one by one and it
was a nightmare.

Thanks for any help.

Jan

[Murray *TMM*]

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"jknewlegend" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> We have a DW and Contribute site that uses multiple templates. The site
> has
> gotten somewhat disorganized over time, thanks to a user that saves files
> all
> over the place. I have a couple of questions about how to best manage
> this
> site:
>
> 1. When we need to update a template, is there a way to view and/or
> select
> and/or automatically check out the files that use that template?

No, but it's a very good suggestion that you can make directly to the
development teams if you want -

[url]http://www.macromedia.com/support/email/wishform/[/url]

>
> 2: If not, then is the best (meaning the least likely to screw up the
> pages
> on the server) method to check out the entire site, make the template and
> corresponding file updates, then check in the entire site again?

Yes.

>
> 3. Or is there a better way I don't know about?

No.

>
> We tried updating these templates and corresponding files one by one and
> it
> was a nightmare.
>
> Thanks for any help.
>
> Jan
>

[jknewlegend]

Murray,

Thanks so much for your response. I had hoped for a better solution, but will work with the current situation, and hopefully the feature will be available in the future.

Jan

[Murray *TMM*]

I hope you used that wish link to tell the development team!

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"jknewlegend" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> Murray,
>
> Thanks so much for your response. I had hoped for a better solution, but
> will work with the current situation, and hopefully the feature will be
> available in the future.
>
> Jan